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Once Were Warriors

102 minutes 1994 7.9

With the Heke family, life is not joy and gloom. Jake Heke becomes violent when he drinks, one son is in a street gang, and the other is heading to prison. Mother Beth and the children face the difficult but life-changing choice of staying in a hopeless situation and freeing themselves.

Once We Were Warriors is an award-winning family drama about accepting destiny to create a future.

The film is not playable outside of Norway
Category: Feature Film
Genre: Crime, drama
Actors: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Julian Arahanga
Author: Alan Duff
Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Robin Scholes
Script: Riwia Brown
Country: New Zealand
Language: English