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Ka Whawhai Tonu

Directed by Michael Jonathan
2024
New Zealand
115 minutes
M
Once Were Warriors stars Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis reunite for an action-packed epic about Aotearoa's first land war, when vastly outnumbered Māori fought against colonial soldiers.

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Sat 2 Nov
12:30pm
BCC Cinemas Toowoomba Strand
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Year
2024
Classification
M
Country
New Zealand
Language
In Te Reo Māori and English with English subtitles
Director
Michael Jonathan
Producer
Piripi Curtis, Thomas Parkinson
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