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Once Were Warriors is a 1994 New Zealand tragic drama film based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel. 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, mostly brought on by the patriarch, Jake.
Mar 3, 1995 · Once Were Warriors: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga. A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
- (37K)
- Crime, Drama
- Lee Tamahori
- 1995-03-03
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, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand.
- Alan Duff
- 1990
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 ...
- (46)
- Lee Tamahori
- R
- Rena Owen
Director: Lee Tamahori Writers: Riwia Brown, Alan Duff Stars: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bel. Now Available in a New 2K Digital Restoration on Blu-ray & DVD from Film Movement ...
- 2 min
- 529.6K
- Film Movement
Mar 3, 1995 · Once Were Warriors. Jake Heke is a man with a hair-trigger temper, and its unpredictability is the most frightening thing about him. He likes to play the role of the genial, beer-swilling host, playing his guitar, singing songs, beloved by all, especially late at night by his drunken buddies.
This powerful drama centers on the troubled life of a Maori family crippled by poverty, bigotry, alcoholism and domestic violence. Watch trailers & learn more.
