ONCE WERE WARRIORS
[DIE LETZTE KRIEGERIN]
by Lee Tamahori
New Zealand 1994 90 min. English-Maori original version with German subtitles
Thu 21 nov 6:00 pm Murnau Filmtheater
Script: Riwia Brown, DoP: Stuart Dryburgh, Editor: Michael Horton, Production: Communicado Features, Producer: Robin Scholes, Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile
In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved.
18 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 sexual energy. Even now, five kids later, he can still arouse Beth with one look.
"The film is a social tragedy, observed in love and pain. It’s also a study of class animosities within a race (...); by the end, ONCE WERE WARRIORS has left an ache in your heart, a hole in your gut." (Time Magazine)
Biography: Lee Tamahori worked his way up the filmmaking ranks, before debuting as a feature director with 1994’s ONCE WERE WARRIORS. This portrait of a Maori family in turmoil became the most successful movie in Kiwi history (before BOY), and was seen around the world. Since then Tamahori has worked mainly in Hollywood, where he has directed everything from episodes of THE SOPRANOS to James Bond blockbuster DIE ANOTHER DAY.
Filmography (selection): 1994 ONCE WERE WARRIORS, 2000 THE SOPRANOS (some episodes), 2002 DIE ANOTHER DAY
Awards (selection): Awards for Best Film Director, Best Script, Best Male Performance, Best Editing, Best Film Score, Best Soundtrack et al. (New Zealand Film and Television Awards, 1994), "Anicaflash" Prize for Best First Film (Venice Film Festival, Italy 1994); Audience Award (Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands 1995)
www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/once-were-warriors
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Jasmin McSweeney
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
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New Zealand
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info@nzfilm.co.nz
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