IMDb
7.2 /10
456 votes


War · Comedy · 2004 · 18 min
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.
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New Zealand Film CommissionWhenua Films
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IMDb
7.2 /10
456 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.9 /10
16 votes
Letterboxd
7.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.0/10