Ka Whawhai Tonu

aka: Struggle Without End
New Zealand 2024, 115 minutes
Dir. Mike Jonathan
In Te Reo with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb
Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure / History, War, Youth

Topics: Indigenous & Minority Cultures, Period - 1800s.

Feat. Paku Fernandez, Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas, Temuera Morrison, Jason Flemyng, Miriama Smith, Cliff Curtis

“Ka Whawhai Tonu is a mostly terrific piece of work. It is tender when it needs to be, raucously funny at times and pounds across the screen like a classic war movie in between.”~Graeme Tuckett, Stuff

Aroview: A deeply felt and impressively rendered action-drama centred on two rangitahi caught in a crucial conflict between Maori and colonial soldiers in 1864.

Beautifully scripted in Te Reo Maori, and brought to life by a universally excellent cast and sensuous cinematography that doesn’t simply focus on the authentic Waikato setting.