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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. [4] 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.
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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Lee Tamahori
- 1995-03-03
A novel by Alan Duff about an urban Māori family in New Zealand, published in 1990. It explores the themes of domestic violence, Māori identity, and social issues, and was adapted into a film in 1994.
- Alan Duff
- 1990
Once Were Warriors is 3824 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1979 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than The Remains of the Day but less popular than The Outpost.
- (610)
- Lee Tamahori
- R
- 23
Once Were Warriors. R Released Feb 24, 1994 1h 42m Drama CTA List. 93% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 95% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings. An unemployed Maori living in the Auckland slums, Jake Heke (Temuera ...
- (46)
- Lee Tamahori
- R
- Rena Owen
Drama. 102 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1995. Roger Ebert. March 3, 1995. 4 min read. 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.
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