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Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

7.4/ 10

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1994

Release Year

99 min

Runtime

Drama

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.

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Keywords

individual
suicide
rape
strong woman
tattoo
slum
funeral
alcohol
tradition
approved school
loss of loved one
despair
indigenous
ghetto
violent husband
new zealand
maori
lack of prospects
maori tradition
teacher
youth gang
crush
domestic violence
rebellious youth
alcohol abuse
incest
unemployment
auckland

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Reviews(1)

10.0avg rating
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

May 29, 2023

10
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

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