Overview - Tama Tū

Date of release

Genres

  • War
  • Comedy

Runtime: 18 minutes

Homepage: Tama Tū

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

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Spoken Languages

Production companies

  • Name: New Zealand Film Commission

    Production country New Zealand

  • Name: Whenua Films

    Production country

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.

Cast

  • Name: Tammy Davis

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 0.1806

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  • Name: Taungaroa Emile

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 0.7591

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  • Name: Rob Mokaraka

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 0.5524

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  • Name: Jarod Rawiri

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 0.6174

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  • Name: Te Kohe Tuhaka

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 2.2063

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  • Name: Jeremy Randerson

    Character: German Soldier

    Popularity: 0.7452

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  • Name: Mark Ruka

    Character: Māori Battalion Soldier

    Popularity: 1.1747

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