Once Were Warriors

Name: Once Were Warriors
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-09-02
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile

Their People Once Were Warriors. But Once... Was a Long Time Ago

Once Were Warriors (1994)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Video for the film Once Were Warriors — Official Trailer

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Release date

1994-09-02

Country

New Zealand

Production

New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon Studios, NZ on Air, Fish Entertainment

Genre

Drama

Budget

$950 000

Box office

$6 700 000

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Director

Lee Tamahori

Actors

Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris Jr., Joseph Kairau, Cliff Curtis, Pete Smith, George Henare
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Scenario

Producer

Robin Scholes

Camera operator

Stuart Dryburgh

Composer

Murray Grindlay

Artist

Audition

Don Selwyn

Editing

Michael Horton
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Short description

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.