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Chief of War (2025)

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Chief of War (2025)

Overview

With Hawaii's four kingdoms divided by war, the ferocious warrior Kaʻiana embarks on an epic mission to unite his people—as an existential threat approaches their shores.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
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Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

With Hawaii's four kingdoms divided by war, the ferocious warrior Kaʻiana embarks on an epic mission to unite his people—as an existential threat approaches their shores.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Progressive

Primary

The series is rated as left-leaning due to its explicit framing from an indigenous perspective, depicting Western colonization as a primary threat and championing indigenous unification and self-determination against external forces.

The series 'Chief of War' demonstrates significant DEI through its intentional and extensive casting of predominantly Polynesian actors to authentically portray indigenous Hawaiian history and culture. The narrative focuses on pre-colonial Hawaiian unification efforts, centering indigenous perspectives without explicitly critiquing traditional Western identities.

Secondary

Based on the provided information, 'Chief of War' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot details describe a historical drama focusing on traditional familial and spousal relationships within a Polynesian context, with no mention of queer elements in any search results or discussions.

Based on available information, 'Chief of War' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative, centered on historical drama, contains no mention of gender identity or transformation, indicating no depiction within the story.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The provided information explicitly states that no characters in "Chief of War" have an on-screen gender that differs from their established historical gender. A detailed cast list confirms that all portrayed characters align with their historical gender.

The series features historical Native Hawaiian characters portrayed by actors who are either Native Hawaiian or from other Polynesian ethnicities (Māori, Tongan). As the definition excludes shifts in ethnicity or nationality when the broader racial category (Polynesian/Pacific Islander) remains unchanged, no race swaps are identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.2
Metacritic logo
7.1

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