The silent one

"Jonasi, un joven marginado por la supestición tribal que le toma por un ser maligno, se refugia en las profundidades marinas, donde entabla amistad con una tortuga gigante blanca."@es
""The Silent One tells the story of Jonasi, a uniquely gifted young Polynesian man sent from the sea as a baby to grow up in an isolated Pacific village. Separated from the villagers by his silence and their prejudices, Jonasi finds solace in his underwater world where he develops a special relationship with a huge white turtle"--Container."
"A family film about the society on a Polynesian island, and the deaf foundling who has trouble fitting into it. In place of friends in the village, the boy associates with an albino sea turtle."@en
"On a Pacific island, a deaf-mute boy's devotion to a great turtle provokes prejudice and the anger of a superstitious shaman."
"Unable to speak Jonasi is blamed by superstitious villagers for the drought on their island. When Jonasi meets the great white turtle a secret bond seems to exist between them. Suggested audience: primary, intermediate, secondary, general."