Tama Tū

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