Once Were Warriors

Name: Once Were Warriors
Director: Lee Tamahori
Genre: Civilization / Countries, Crime, Drama
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile

Feature Film , Color 1994 , 1h39

Civilization / Countries , Crime , Drama

Director Lee Tamahori

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

The Hekes, a contemporary Maori family living in urban New Zealand, live with domestic abuse and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts. Beth Heke, a housewife, is physically and emotionally abused by her alcoholic husband Jake. However, Beth is a survivor and it takes more than a few knocks to conquer her spirit. Drawing on her own Maori roots, Beth fights the violent forces inside and outside her home to turn adversity into triumph and create new hope for herself and her family.