Once Were Warriors is a 1994 New Zealand tragic drama film based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel. The film tells the story of the Heke family, an urban Māori whānau living in South Auckland, and their problems with poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence, mostly brought on by the patriarch, Jake. It explores the detrimental effects of the colonisation of New Zealand suffered by Māori, and the survival of Māori culture against all odds.
Once Were Warriors (1994)
Directed by Lee Tamahori
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Box Office
$1,608,570
Themes
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Alcohol, Cult, Domestic Violence, Film Based On A Novel, Funeral, Ghetto, Incest, Independent Film, Maori, New Zealand, Rape, Slum, Suicide, Tattoo, Violence
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Based On: Once Were Warriors
Filming Location: New Zealand
Narrative Location: New Zealand
Subject: alcoholism
Filming Location: New Zealand
Narrative Location: New Zealand
Subject: alcoholism
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Alternate Titles
A Alma dos Guerreiros
PT
Bili smo ponosni ratnici
RS
Bir zamanlar savasçıydılar
TR
Die letzte Kriegerin
DE
Egykoron harcosok voltak
HU
El amor y la furia
AR
En gang var vi krigere
NO
Guerreros de Antaño
ES
Itan kapote polemistes
GR
Kerran sotureita
FI
Krigare engång
FI
Krigarens själ
SE
L'Ame des guerriers
FR
Nekoc so bili bojevniki
SI
Nous Étions guerriers
CA
O Amor e a Fúria
BR
Once Were Warriors
AU, CA, GB, US
Once were warriors
DK
Once Were Warriors - Una volta erano guerrieri
IT
Somos guerreros
MX
Tylko instynkt
PL
Когда-то были воинами
RU
Колись були воїнами
UA
Някогашни воини
BG
ワンス・ウォリアーズ
JP
戰士奇兵
TW