ONCE WERE WARRIORS (SOUS-TITRES FRANAIS) [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1995
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Eighteen years after Jake and Beth Heke married in the first flush of teenage love, it's easy to see why Beth found him irresistible. ; Jake is a muscular, handsome man who exudes an explosive energy. Even no, five kids later, he can still aruse Beth with ne look. But Jake now spends most of his time at the pub proving his manhood with his fists. And if Beth answers back, she's likely to get the same treatment. But Beth's a survivor. It will take more than a few knocks to conquer her spirit and besides, she's still deeply in love with Jake. At home, Beth struggles to keep the family together but the violence is taking it's toll.; One son has joined a gang, the next has been taken into welfare.; Still untouched is Grace, the beautiful teenage daughter, a gifted writer and thinker who embodies Beth's own hope for a better future. Tragically, Grace's special gifts set her apart from her tough urban surrroundings and make her the most vulnerable member of her family. While the losss of Grace is the worst tragedy Bethe can imagine, it is also the very thing which turns here own life around for the better. Forced to make a choice - her man or her family - Beth finds the strength to seek a new alternative.
• Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris Jr., Cliff Curtis, Lee Tamahori
• Director: Lee Tamahori
• Runtime: 1:45
• Media Format: movie