Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1994-09-02
Languageen
Runtime1h 39m
Budget$950,000
Revenue$6,700,000
Production
Avalon Studios, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Fish Entertainment
7.4(514)
•1994•1h 39mOnce Were Warriors
"Their People Once Were Warriors. But Once... Was a Long Time Ago"
Overview
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.
Principal Cast
17 credited
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