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01/26/06 03:16 AM
Once Were Warriors (1995)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 29 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis:
One woman tries to keep her family together despite her violent, alcoholic husband. Based on the novel by Alan Duff. Made in New Zealand.
For Jake and Beth Heke, life in their suburban ghetto is going from bad to worse. Jake's just lost his job, their delinquent teenage son Boogie has to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Cliff Curtis
Director: Lee Tamahori
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03/31/08 03:15 AM
One of the most powerful, ultra-realistic dramas about domestic violence--As the battered wife, Rena Welson should have received a Best Actress nomination.
12/23/06 01:16 PM
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05/20/03 05:18 PM
Top Critic
Speaks volumes about the self-destructiveness of peoples who have turned their rage inward.
08/30/02 01:42 PM
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