Around 3,000 years ago, a group of navigators set out from Southeast Asia in canoes. Braving the oceans and traveling thousands of kilometers guided only by the stars, they discovered the islands of Polynesia. Only the most valiant survived this journey. Their reputation was born: strength and courage. Legend even says that they were as sturdy as the wood of their weapons: ironwood, better known in Tahiti as Aito.
Today, they fight across the world, far from the beaches and the sun of the South Pacific. Symbols of courage, selflessness, and sacrifice, they protect our way of life under the French flag. Aito, Warriors of the Pacific is a 90-minute documentary that follows the daily lives of five Aito. From Auxonne to Kabul, it’s a year-long adventure spent alongside these soldiers from the far reaches of the world.