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Bookmark this pageOnce Were Warriors (1993)
Director: Lee Tamahori
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From Time Out Film Guide
An emotionally raw, visually stylish first feature, with the intensity of the best social melodrama, about the indomitable spirit of battered Maori wife Beth Heke (Owen) as she struggles to hold together her disintegrating family. Husband Jake (Morrison) is a violent yet charismatic bully, the sullen eldest son is already a gang member, the youngest is in care, and only gifted daughter Grace (Kerr-Bell) offers hope for the future. A gritty human drama evoking the residual vibrancy of a threatened culture.Author: NF
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- yduric said...
- Posted on Sep 01 2007 02:26 A really powerful film, whose subject matter is treated with great great straightforwardness and accuracy. It is, moreover, carried by excellent performances. A definite must-see.
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Cast & crew
Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Robin Scholes
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachel Morris Jr, Joseph Kairau, Clifford Curtis, Pete Smith full cast
Duration: 103 mins
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