Once Were Warriors (1994)
Once Were Warriors (1994)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Rena Owen
Beth Heke

Temuera Morrison
Jake Heke

Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Grace Heke

Julian Arahanga
Nig Heke

Taungaroa Emile
Mark 'Boogie' Heke

Rachael Morris Jr.
Polly Heke

Joseph Kairau
Huata Heke

Cliff Curtis
Bully

Pete Smith
Dooley

George Henare
Bennett

Mere Boynton
Mavis

Shannon Williams
Toot

Calvin Tuteao
Taka

Ray Bishop
King Hitter

Andrew Mason
Producer

Ian Mune
Judge

Robert Pollock
Policeman

Donald V. Allen
Jake's Mate (as Donald Allen)

Lee Tamahori
Director

Ray Beentjes
Sound Designer

Riwia Brown
Screenplay

Deirdre Haworth
Makeup Artist

Michael Horton
Editor

Alan Duff
Author

Debra East
Makeup Artist

Murray McNabb
Original Music Composer

Don Selwyn
Casting

Michael Kane
Set Designer

Robin Scholes
Producer

Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography

Murray Grindlay
Original Music Composer

Brian Scadden
Visual Effects
Media.
















Details.
Release DateSeptember 2, 1994
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingR
Budget$950,000
Box Office$6,700,000
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
individual
slum
suicide
tattoo
alcohol
rape
loss of loved one
tradition
indigenous
despair
violent husband
ghetto
new zealand
maori
strong woman
lack of prospects
maori tradition
funeral
approved school
crush
teacher
youth gang
domestic violence
rebellious youth
alcohol abuse
incest
unemployment
auckland
Wiki.
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. It explores the detrimental effects of the colonisation of New Zealand suffered by Māori, and the survival of Māori culture against all odds.
The film was directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Riwia Brown, and stars Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis. It became the highest-grossing film of all-time in New Zealand, and has won numerous awards.
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