Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

Synopsis

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.

Director

Barry Barclay

Written by

Tama Poata

Music

Michelle Scullion

Studio

Pacific Films

Released

3 March 1987

Genres

Drama, History