Once Were Warriors
Time Out says
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.
Details
Release details
Duration:
103 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Lee Tamahori
Screenwriter:
Riwai Brown
Cast:
Rena Owen
Temuera Morrison
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Julian Arahanga
Taungaroa Emile
Rachel Morris Jr
Joseph Kairau
Clifford Curtis
Pete Smith
Temuera Morrison
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Julian Arahanga
Taungaroa Emile
Rachel Morris Jr
Joseph Kairau
Clifford Curtis
Pete Smith