In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.
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Barry Barclay Director · Tama Poata Writer Rory O'Shea Cinematographer
First release March 3, 1987 · Produced in New Zealand · Production New Zealand Film Commission
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Pacific Films
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New Zealand Film Commission
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New Zealand
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Māori
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Māori
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New Zealand · March 3, 1987
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