Tama Tū

Release date : 2004-10-21

Production country :
New Zealand

Production company :
New Zealand Film Commission, Whenua Films

Durasi : 18 Min.

Popularity : 0

6.80

Total Vote : 14

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.