Tama Tū
movie

Tama Tū

TMDBOct 21, 2004
TMDB7

Runtime

18m

Status

Released

Language

Maori

Country

New Zealand

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.