Once Were Warriors
R · 1994 ‧ Crime/Thriller ‧ 1h 43m
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An unemployed Maori living in the Auckland slums, Jake Heke (Temuera Morrison) has a terrible temper that he takes out on family and strangers alike. His wife, Beth (Rena Owen), takes regular beatings after he's been at the pub, and his kids do...
Release date: May 3, 1995 (USA)
Director: Lee Tamahori
Story by: Alan Duff
Distributed by: Fine Line Features
Adapted from: Once Were Warriors
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The film tells the story of the Heke family, an urban Māori whānau living in South Auckland, and their problems with poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence, ...
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This movie is based on a modern day New Zealand family, dealing with near poverty and violence from all sides, including the often inebriated father. The acting ...
Once Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, ...
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Once Were Warriors ; Run time, 1 hour and 42 minutes ; Number of discs, 1 ; Media Format, PAL ; Language, English (Dolby Surround) ; Actors, Rena Owen, Temuera ...
This powerful drama centers on the troubled life of a Maori family crippled by poverty, bigotry, alcoholism and domestic violence.
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This classic 90's indie sleeper hit put New Zealand on the cinema map with its intense and controversial tale of a Maori family torn apart by alcoholism and ...
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An unemployed Maori living in the Auckland slums, Jake Heke (Temuera Morrison) has a terrible temper that he takes out on family and strangers alike.
Once Were Warriors is the deeply affecting and uncompromising story of a contemporary Maori family. After 18 years and five children, Beth (Rena Owen) remains ...
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