Once Were Warriors

Name: Once Were Warriors
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-09-02
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile

A family in crisis, a life in chaos... Nothing is more powerful than a mother's love.

Once Were Warriors (1994)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Release date

1994-09-02

Country

New Zealand

Production

New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon Studios, NZ on Air

Genre

Drama

Budget

$950 000

Revenue

$6 700 000

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Director

Lee Tamahori

Actors

Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris Jr., Joseph Kairau, Cliff Curtis, Pete Smith, George Henare
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Producer

Robin Scholes

Operator

Stuart Dryburgh

Composer

Murray Grindlay

Artist

Audition

Don Selwyn

Editing

Michael Horton
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A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

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