Once Were Warriors
by Lee Tamahori
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Actor: Julian Arahanga, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Rena Owen, Taungaroa Emile, Temuera MorrisonDirector: Lee Tamahori
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; Maori (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 102 minutes
Release Date: 1997-03-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Studio: New Line Home Video
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Movie Review: A Correct Cultural Film
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is a very correct interpretation of the urban Maori culture based in South Auckland, New Zealand. This film is highly recommended by sociologists. However, it is not a "nice" film and is by no means sugar coated. This film is a realistic movie about the problems the Maori culture encounters on a day to day basis and the family problems they encounter. I strongly recommend this film.
Summary of Once Were Warriors
New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori (The Edge) directed this brutal but powerful story drawn from the culture of poverty and alienation enveloping contemporary Maori life. Rena Owen plays the beleaguered mother of two boys--one of whom is already in prison while the other contemplates membership in a gang--and a daughter whose potential is being smothered at home. Temuera Morrison gives an outstanding and sometimes shocking performance as the violent head of the household, more adept at keeping up his social stature within his community of friends than holding down a job. The film pulls no punches, literally and figuratively, but despite the rough going, Tamahori gives us a rare and important insight into a disenfranchised people digging down deep to find their pride. --Tom KeoghAction & Adventure VHS Video
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