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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date2004-10-21
Languagemi
Runtime18m
Production

New Zealand Film Commission, Whenua Films

7.0(18)
•2004•18m

Tama Tū

Overview

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other.

Writing & Screenplay
Cinematography
Tama Tū (2004) | Cinelio