Once Were Warriors
Drama
7.36/10
|NZ
|en
|99 min
Release Date: 1994-09-02
Overview - In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.
Production Companies
Avalon StudiosNew Zealand Film CommissionNZ on AirFish Entertainment
User Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/10
**The power and importance of cultural roots.** This was the first New Zealand film I saw, at least as far as I remember and am aware of that. It's a violent film, with a raw brutality that shocks us by how authentic it sounds. Domestic violence? Child rape? It's not something you only see in the movies. It's something you see in a newspaper. That's what shocks us the most: knowing it's somethi...
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