In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina Signs on with the anthropologist paul tallent for an expedition to the remote micronesian island of ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only t...In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina Signs on with the anthropologist paul tallent for an expedition to the remote micronesian island of ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub "The dreamers," Who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile.