Once Were Warriors 1994
7.38/10 by 421 users
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.
- Title: Once Were Warriors
- Year: 1994
- Genre: Drama
- Country: New Zealand
- Studio: Avalon Studios, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Fish Entertainment
- Director: Lee Tamahori
- Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris Jr.
- Crew: Alan Duff (Author), Murray McNabb (Original Music Composer), Lee Tamahori (Director), Ray Beentjes (Sound Designer), Murray Grindlay (Original Music Composer), Debra East (Makeup Artist)
- Keyword: individual, suicide, rape, strong woman, tattoo, slum, funeral, alcohol, tradition, approved school , loss of loved one, despair, indigenous, ghetto, violent husband, new zealand, maori, lack of prospects, maori tradition, teacher, youth gang, crush, domestic violence, rebellious youth, alcohol abuse, incest, unemployment, auckland
- Release: Sep 02, 1994
- Runtime: 99 minutes
- IMDb: 7.38 / 10 by 421 users
- Popularity: 16
- Budget: $950,000
- Revenue: $6,700,000
- Language: English,
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