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Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
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Once Were Warriors
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Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
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Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
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Once Were Warriors
Film Movement Classics

Once Were Warriors

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover
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Description

Amidst the mean streets of Auckland, Beth Heke (Rena Owen) lives with her husband Jake (Temuera Morrison) and their three children in a tenement house for native Maori. Jake’s battle with alcoholism frequently results in terrifyingly violent outbursts, but Beth’s unwavering devotion prevents her from seeing how much his rage is destroying their family until it is nearly too late.

Winner of nine New Zealand Film Awards, this groundbreaking adaptation of Alan Duff’s hard-hitting novel set local box office records and launched the international career of director Lee Tamahori.

Details

Director(s): Lee Tamahori

Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis

Release Year: 1994

Runtime: 102 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: DTS-HD MA 5.1, DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region A Blu-ray

Packaging Artist(s): Time Tomorrow

Genre: Drama

SKU: FMC_020b SLIP

Bonus Content
  • Commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
  • Video essay by Elizabeth Purchell
  • Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
  • Essay by New Zealand film critic Peter Calder
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Label Bio

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.
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    Tough watch but great 90s flick

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    An excellent home video product of a crucial entry in the history of Aotearoa/New Zealand cinema. I remember the effect it had on me when it first screened at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, a film that was crucial to the history of the festival, now in its 46th year.

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    Brutal watch

    This film is excellent but a tough watch, depicting Māori life with a big dose of domestic violence and family dysfunction. Powerful stuff, highly recommend.

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