Tama Tū
7.2
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.
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Cast
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Tammy Davis
Māori Battalion Soldier
Known for
Black Sheep
Whale Rider
Taungaroa Emile
Māori Battalion Soldier
Known for
Once Were Warriors
Whale Rider
Adam Clark
Taika Waititi
Known for
Jojo Rabbit
The Mandalorian
Angela Littlejohn
Rob Mokaraka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Also in
Wrong
Karl Zohrab
Tim Capper
Jarod Rawiri
Māori Battalion Soldier
Known for
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Charles Edwards
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Crown
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Known for
Chief of War
Love and Monsters
Peter Burger
Taika Waititi Director · Peter Burger Editor Kayne Horsham Production designer
United States release October 21, 2004 · Produced in New Zealand · Production Whenua Films
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
Whenua Films
Production
New Zealand
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Languages
Original language
Māori
Spoken on screen
Māori
Release dates
United States · October 21, 2004
Premiere · Māori · National Geographic All Roads Festival
United States
January 21, 2005 · Premiere · English · Sundance Festival
Czechia
December 9, 2005 · Prague Short Film Festival
Sweden
November 17, 2005 · Stockholm International Film Festival
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