Tama Tū (2004)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : October 21, 2004

Runtime : 18m

Genre : War, Comedy  

Companies : New Zealand Film Commission, Whenua Films

Countries : New Zealand

Keywords : army, prayer, italy, world war ii, new zealand, crow, morality, soldier, rubble, ruins, toy soldier, moral dilemma, battalion, camaraderie, soldiers, short film, new zealand army, karakia, carving, brothers-in-arms