Tama Tū (2004)

Tama Tū (2004) - War Movies 18 minutes. . 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. 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