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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. 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 eff… See more

    Release dateMarch 3, 1995 (USA)
    Content ratingR · TV-MA
    GenreCrime · Drama
    Directed byLee Tamahori
    Plot

    Beth leaves her small Māori village and, much to her parents' chagrin, marries Jake "The Muss" Heke. After eighteen years, they live in an unkempt state house in South Auckland and have five children. Their interpretati… See more

    Cast

    Rena Owen as Beth Heke
    Temuera Morrison as Jake "the Muss" Heke
    Julian Arahanga as Nig Heke
    Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell as Grace Heke… See more

    Production

    Once Were Warriors is the first feature film produced by Communicado Productions. The production won Best Film at the Durban International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, New Zealand Film & Television … See more

    Release

    The film opened at 4 theatres in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand in May 1994. See more

    Reception

    Once Were Warriors was critically lauded on release. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Once Wer… See more

     
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  1. WEBAn unemployed Maori living in the Auckland slums, Jake Heke (Temuera Morrison) has a terrible temper that he takes out on family and strangers...

  2. WEBThis powerful drama centers on the troubled life of a Maori family crippled by poverty, bigotry, alcoholism and domestic violence. Watch trailers & learn more.

  3. WEBSep 14, 1995 · Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Hekes strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband. A drama about a Maori …

  4. Once Were Warriors - Metacritic

    WEBMar 3, 1995 · Washington Post. An uncompromising, emotionally draining drama that presents the urbanization of New Zealand's Maori as a cultural disaster, one that is mirrored in the shards of a

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