Once Were Warriors
Their People Once Were Warriors. But Once... Was a Long Time Ago
Overview
In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.
- Budget
- $950,000
- Revenue
- $6,700,000
- Production
- Avalon Studios, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Fish Entertainment
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Cast
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
Ian Mune
Judge
Robert Pollock
Policeman
Crew
- Director
- Lee Tamahori
- Writers
- Riwia Brown
- Producers
- Robin Scholes
- Cinematography
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Composer
- Murray McNabb,Murray Grindlay
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Filipe Manuel Neto
May 29, 2023
**The power and importance of cultural roots.** This was the first New Zealand film I saw, at least as far as I remember and am aware of that. It's a violent film, with a raw brutality that shocks us by how authentic it sounds. Domestic violence? Child rape? It's not something you only see in the movies. It's something you see in a newspaper. That's what shocks us the most: knowing it's something real. And I warn you now: there are violent films, but this one is really intense and shocking...…