Once were warriors / director, Lee Tamahori ; produced by Robin Scholes ; screenplay by Riwia Brown.
In a poor suburb of Auckland, Jake and Beth Heke live a life defined by drunken parties, unstable friendships, and confrontations with authorities. Jake, a complex man with a rascal's charm, is weighted down by a quick temper, alcoholism, and an evil streak of male entitlement. Beth's beau...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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Australia :
Magna Pacific,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Collector's ed. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | In a poor suburb of Auckland, Jake and Beth Heke live a life defined by drunken parties, unstable friendships, and confrontations with authorities. Jake, a complex man with a rascal's charm, is weighted down by a quick temper, alcoholism, and an evil streak of male entitlement. Beth's beauty has been scarred by broken dreams and Jake's beefy fists. Yet her inner strength and desire to save her family make her the solid center around which this story of tragedy and hope is constructed. The story of Beth Heke, a woman who becomes aware that the husband she loves is also destroying her and her family. |
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| Item Description: | Catalogued from container. Based on the novel by Alan Duff. Originally released as a motion picture in 1994. Special features: Thunderbox (E tipu e rea), a short film by Lee Tamahori; making of featurette; interviews with Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison; audio commentary by Lee Tamahori; music videos; television commercials; cast biographies; full digital restoration. Aspect ratio "widescreen" ; surround sound. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD ; produced for region 4. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ): R16 - Restricted to persons 16 years and over. Note: contains violence. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Stuart Dryburgh; editor, Michael Horton; music, Murray Grindley, Murray McNabb. |