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Emotional Sincere Touching Rough
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Domestic Disturbance Alcohol Abuse Dysfunctional Family Life is a Bitch Mind and Soul Family Problems Family Relations Family Life
Genres:
Drama
Time/Period:
20th Century 90s
Place:
New Zealand
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Award Winner Critically Acclaimed
Based on:
Based on Book
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Once Were Warriors, 1994

Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison

Directed by: Lee Tamahori

Written by: Riwia Brown

Language: English, Maori

Country: New Zealand

Runtime: 99 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.9

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The mood of Once Were Warriors is emotional, sincere, and touching. The plot centers around alcohol abuse, domestic disturbances, and a dysfunctional family. It is a drama movie. In approach, Once Were Warriors is serious and realistic. The setting is New Zealand. It happens in the 1990s. Once Were Warriors is based on a book. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes drugs/alcohol, profanity, and violent content.

Summary of Once Were Warriors

One woman tries to keep her family together despite her violent, alcoholic husband. Based on the novel by Alan Duff. Made in New Zealand.

For Jake and Beth Heke, life in their suburban ghetto is going from bad to worse. Jake's just lost his job, their delinquent teenage son Boogie has to appear in court and they can't make ends meet with five growing kids. Late that night, they host another one of Jake's raunchy drinking parties while the children lie awake in their bedroom. When their oldest son asks for money, which Beth discovers Jake has gambled away, it ignites a vicious argument that Jake solves by giving Beth one of his brutal beatings. The tide of violence continues to ebb and flow in the Heke household until a terrible tragedy makes them confront the dysfunctional state of their family.

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Language:	English, Maori
Country:	New Zealand
Release date:	24 February 1995
Runtime:	99 min

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Rena Owen

as Beth Heke

Temuera Morrison

as Jake Heke

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Beth Heke Played by Rena Owen: quote: "Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can survive living with you for eighteen years, then I can survive anything." (Thus spoke... Read and rate it

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

Not an easy movie to watch

Simple movie about a family and how the mother struggle to keep the family together an deal with her violent and abusive husband Read and rate it

18.October.2008
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by: nevgauker
nevgauker rated this movie8/10Great

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