Ka Whawhai Tonu (2024)

Set in New Zealand in 1864, follows the story of a crucial conflict of the nation's first land warfare, fought between Maori and colonial soldiers against insurmountable odds.

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Ka Whawhai Tonu: Directed by Mike Jonathan. With Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, Jason Flemyng, Miriama Smith. Set in New Zealand in 1864, follows the story of a crucial conflict of the nation's first land warfare, fought between Maori and colonial soldiers against insurmountable odds.

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An action-adventure, coming-of-age film, set in the Māori - Colonial wars of the 1860s. On-the-run, a half-caste, traumatised boy-soldier, Haki, 15, is captured by Māori resistance forces preparing a last desperate stand against the might of the British Imperial Army. Held as a sacrifice, Haki's life is forfeit until he befriends and is saved by Kōpū, a teenage girl who is a reluctant medium for a war god.

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