| Uniform Title |
Once were warriors (Motion picture : 1994) |
| Title |
Once were warriors. |
| Published |
Moore Park, NSW : Icon Film Distribution : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific, ©2018. |
| ©1994 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Icon Home Entertainment : 21341SDG |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. |
| Based on the novel by Alan Duff. |
| Special features: Audio commentary with the director ; cast biographies & interviews ; the making of Once Were Warriors ; Music videos ; photo gallery ; Thunderbox ( E Tipu E Rea) ; a short film by Lee Tamahori. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Riwia Brown ; producer Robin Scholes ; director Lee Tamahori. |
| Performers |
Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell. |
| Summary |
"Once were warriors is the deeply affecting and uncompromising story of a contemporary Maori family. After 18 years and five children, Beth (Rena Owen) remains deeply in love with her husband, Jake (Temuera Morrison). Her family, however, is collapsing under the pressure of Jake's drinking and explosive violence. In order to protect her family's future, Beth must draw on all her inner strength and embrace the power of her past."--Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
In English and Maori ; [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Awards note |
Australian Film Institute, 1995 - Best Foreign Film Award. |
| Subjects |
Duff, Alan, -- 1950- -- Film adaptations. |
| Maori (New Zealand people) -- Drama |
| Family violence -- New Zealand -- Drama |
| Family violence -- Drama |
| Motion pictures, Maori |
| Feature films -- New Zealand |
| Auckland (N.Z.) -- Social conditions -- Drama |
| Genre |
Crime films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Tamahori, Lee director. |
| Scholes, Robin producer. |
| Owen, Rena, 1962- actor. |
| Morrison, Temuera actor. |
| Kerr-Bell, Mamaengaroa actor. |
| Duff, Alan, 1950-. Once were warriors Motion picture adaptation of (work): author. |
| Added Corporate Names |
New Zealand on Air (Firm) production company. |
| New Zealand Film Commission issuing body. |
| Communicado (Firm) production company. |
| Icon Film Distribution (Firm) film distributor. |
| Series |
a world of stories. Dendy Edge |
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