Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on BFI Player Classics

Watch this video and more on BFI Player Classics

Start your free trial Learn more

Already subscribed? Sign in

Once Were Warriors

Recently Added • Crime, Drama, R, 02-Sep-1994

An unemployed Māori living in Auckland’s slums, heavy-drinking Jake has a violent temper that he takes out on his family and strangers alike - especially his wife, Beth. Their eldest son, Nig, has joined a gang; Boogie has been placed in foster care; and Grace retreats into her journal. The unrest affects everyone, leading to tragedy and, ultimately, a painful reckoning.

Tags
Drama
Cast
Rena Owen Beth Heke
Temuera Morrison Jake Heke
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell Grace Heke
Shannon Williams Toot
Taungaroa Emile Boogie Heke
Crew
Lee Tamahori director

Up Next in Recently Added

  • Farewell my Concubine
    2:51:44
    Farewell my Concubine

    Farewell my Concubine

    Spanning 50 years and a lifelong relationship amidst the violence and upheaval of national civil unrest, this unflinching epic balances intimate romance and devastating scale to heartbreaking effect. Adapted from the novel by Lilian Lee (author of Rouge), the tale of Dieyi and Xiaolou carries us ...

×