WarComedy
Tama Tū
User Score14 votes
68%6.8/10
Release2004→
Runtime0H 18M
LanguageMaori
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast7
Tammy Davis
Māori Battalion Soldier
Taungaroa Emile
Māori Battalion Soldier
Rob Mokaraka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Jarod Rawiri
Māori Battalion Soldier
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Jeremy Randerson
German Soldier
Mark Ruka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Media4
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Director
Taika Waititi
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Keywords
armyprayeritalyworld war iinew zealandcrowmoralitysoldierrubbleruinstoy soldiermoral dilemmabattalioncamaraderiesoldiersshort filmnew zealand armykarakiacarvingbrothers-in-arms
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Countries:New Zealand
Production:New Zealand Film CommissionWhenua Films