A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
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- 22 wins & 7 nominations
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- TriviaTemuera Morrison would get challenged to fight all the time by local thugs after seeing him play Jake Heke.
- GoofsWhen Beth is being beaten by Jake at the start of the film she is thrown into a mirror which shatters completely. Later when the children are cleaning up the mess the mirror is back on the wall with only a few cracks.
- Crazy creditsMost of the opening credits are either split in half, scattered in different areas of the screen, abnormally shaped or used in small white print. Some are even mixed.
- SoundtracksOnce Were Warriors (The Awakening)
Performed by Tama Renata
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This movie is based on a modern day New Zealand family, dealing with near poverty and violence from all sides, including the often inebriated father.
The acting in this movie was just plain amazing. I was hooked from beginning to end, entranced with the wide range of feelings and emotions the movie evoked in me.
You will cry, laugh, sing, and rage right along with the characters, and you will find it hard not to restart the movie just to watch it again.
This is just one of the few movies that stayed with me all these years, since first seeing it back in 1995. I will never forget this movie, and if you watch it, I can guarantee that neither will you.
The acting in this movie was just plain amazing. I was hooked from beginning to end, entranced with the wide range of feelings and emotions the movie evoked in me.
You will cry, laugh, sing, and rage right along with the characters, and you will find it hard not to restart the movie just to watch it again.
This is just one of the few movies that stayed with me all these years, since first seeing it back in 1995. I will never forget this movie, and if you watch it, I can guarantee that neither will you.
- jasmin4life
- Aug 5, 2004
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- Колись були воїнами
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,608,570
- Gross worldwide
- $1,608,610
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