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Once Were Warriors

Movie
1994
1h 39m
R
English
Drama
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8
Critic Score: 
85
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A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
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Once Were Warriors

R
Movie
1994
1h 39m
English
Drama
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A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
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Once Were Warriors (1994) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
85

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
Rena Owen
Beth Heke
Temuera Morrison
Mamaengaroa KerrBell
Julian Arahanga
Taungaroa Emile
Mark 'Boogie' Heke
Rachael Morris Jr
Joseph Kairau
Huata Heke
Cliff Curtis
Pete Smith
George Henare
Mere Boynton
Shannon Williams
Calvin Tuteao
Ray Bishop
King Hitter
Ian Mune
Robert Pollock
Directed By: Lee Tamahori
Written By: Riwia Brown (Screenplay)

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chronic says...
12 years ago
classic! highly recommend!! i own the bluray it's a must have.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
6 months ago
A Maori family with a drunken and violent head of the family.
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siggi963 says...
2 months ago
This is one of my favourite movies, though it is under-apreciated outside of New Zealand. It tells the story of a Maori community in New Zealand at a time when they were searching for their identity. Many of them were lost between their traditions and the modern world. The story is told through the family of Jake Heke, brilliantly played by Temuera Morison, a lost soul who fights the world he cannot cope with with his fists. The outstanding performances by Rena Owen and Mamaengaroa Kerr help to Mae this movie a masterpiece. Watch it and you will for sure appreciate this extraordinary drama.
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AlexanderZ says...
9 years ago
This is a film that should be seen by everyone. A powerful movie that will stir almost every emotion you can think of, and sometimes all at once. Completely believable and compelling film that will hold you till the very end, and a long time after.
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Filipe Manuel Neto
2 years ago
**The power and importance of cultural roots.**

This was the first New Zealand film I saw, at least as far as I remember and am aware of that. It's a violent film, with a raw brutality that shocks us by how authentic it sounds. Domestic violence? Child rape? It's not something you only see in the More
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