Once Were Warriors (movie)

Once Were Warriors is a 1994 New Zealand drama movie based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel. The movie tells the story of the Hekes, an urban Māori family, and their problems with poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence, mostly brought on by the patriarch Jake. The movie was directed by Lee Tamahori and stars Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis.