October 21, 2004
18m
MI
Taika Waititi
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.
Tammy Davis
Māori Battalion Soldier
Taungaroa Emile
Māori Battalion Soldier
Rob Mokaraka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Jarod Rawiri
Māori Battalion Soldier
Taika Waititi
16
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Māori Battalion Soldier
Jeremy Randerson
German Soldier
Mark Ruka
Māori Battalion Soldier
New Zealand Film Commission
NZ
Whenua Films
N/A
