EXTENDED SYNOPSIS:
Tusi (Robert Diaz), a boy on the verge of manhood, and his father Mataffa (Rene Naufahu) dive deep below the surface of the ocean for pearls. A casual moment between father and son turns sour when a shark prevents the boy from returning to his boat. A dolphin suddenly appears and saves Tusi from a certain death. Meanwhile, Dar (Daniel Goddard) and Tao (Jackson Raine) sail to Tusi's island, which is also Kyra's homeland. A tribe of divers, Kyra's people believe the ancestral protectors of the tribe take the form of dolphins in the sea. As Tusi undergoes his coming of age ritual, the Sorceress (Monika Schnarre) hides herself among the villagers and watches the Beastmaster. After the ceremony, Tusi witnesses Gilan (Luciano Martucci) assault Nutoa (George Henare), a village elder. Gilan chases Tusi and pushes him over a cliff. Tusi falls to his death in the sea. While the entire village mourns, Dar and Tao realize the boy was murdered.
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Determined to capture the killer, Dar follows Tusi's dolphin protector into a cave deep below the surface of the sea. He finds Tusi's body and is greeted by Sauu (Michelle Fondacaro), who is Tusi's dead mother and dolphin protector. Sanu tells Dar that Tusi will continue to live on. Dar leaves the cave and the Sorceress, who gave Sanu the ability to transform into a dolphin, appears. Sanu thanks the Sorceress for her new life under the sea, and the Sorceress asks Sanu to help her gain the Beastmaster's trust.
With the help of Sanu and Tusi, Dar and Tao expose Gilan to be the murderer. Mother and son visit their tribe one last time as humans and return to the sea to be the tribe's dolphin protectors.
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