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Once Were Warriors

"A family in crisis, a life in chaos... Nothing is more powerful than a mother's love."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.4/10
471 votes
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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$950,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$6.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$5.8M

ROI: +605%

Budget Recovery705% of budget
$0|Budget: $950,000|Revenue: $6.7M

Where to Watch Once Were Warriors

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX PremiumITVXApple TV Store, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada
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AustraliaMA 15+
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
AustraliaMA 15+
Germany16
France16
CZ15+
HU16
Netherlands16
PortugalM/16

Production

Director

Lee Tamahori

Writers

Alan Duff, Riwia Brown

Production Companies

Avalon StudiosNew Zealand Film CommissionNZ on AirFish Entertainment

Cast

Rena Owen photo

Rena Owen

Beth Heke

Temuera Morrison photo

Temuera Morrison

Jake Heke

Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell photo

Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell

Grace Heke

Julian Arahanga photo

Julian Arahanga

Nig Heke

Taungaroa Emile photo

Taungaroa Emile

Mark 'Boogie' Heke

Rachael Morris Jr. photo

Rachael Morris Jr.

Polly Heke

Joseph Kairau photo

Joseph Kairau

Huata Heke

Cliff Curtis photo

Cliff Curtis

Bully

Pete Smith photo

Pete Smith

Dooley

George Henare photo

George Henare

Bennett

Mere Boynton photo

Mere Boynton

Mavis

Shannon Williams photo

Shannon Williams

Toot

Tags & Keywords

individualsuiciderapestrong womantattooslumfuneralalcoholtraditionapproved school loss of loved onedespairindigenousghettoviolent husband

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