Tama Tū
MovieTitle | Tama Tū |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Oct 21, 2004 |
Genre | War, Comedy |
Director | Taika Waititi |
Production country | New Zealand |
Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Whenua Films |
Run time | 18 min. |
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.