Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.
- individual
- suicide
- rape
- strong woman
- tattoo
- slum
- funeral
- alcohol
- tradition
- approved school
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Taungaroa Emile — Mark 'Boogie' Heke
- Rachael Morris Jr. — Polly Heke
- Joseph Kairau — Huata Heke
- Cliff Curtis — Bully
- Pete Smith — Dooley
- George Henare — Bennett
- Mere Boynton — Mavis
- Shannon Williams — Toot
- Calvin Tuteao — Taka
- Ray Bishop — King Hitter
- Ian Mune — Judge
- Directed
- Lee Tamahori
- Written
- Riwia Brown
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 501 ratings
- Studio
- Avalon Studios, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Fish Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
