Cinematic background from Once Were Warriors 1994 - A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Once Were Warriors

1994

Crime, Drama

Directors:
Lee Tamahori
Writers:
Alan Duff, Riwia Brown
Official poster of Once Were Warriors 1994 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman with tattoos on their faces; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with long hair standing in a kitchen next to a boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – An older man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with curly hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man in chains is holding a drink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman sitting next to another woman on a grassy hill; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man with tattoos on his face and neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man kissing a woman on the cheek; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman is cooking in the kitchen with a pan; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – Two women hugging each other in a living room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with curly hair near a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a tank top; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person talking to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman sitting on the ground next to two other women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a fire place; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man holding a microphone in front of a television; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of shirtless men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of people sitting under a tree near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men sitting at a table with bottles of beer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – Two men talking to each other in front of a wooden ceiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person walking down a dark street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a tank top; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A large body of water in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – Two beautiful young women sitting next to each other on the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men sitting at a table with bottles of beer; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman and a young girl with long hair and makeup; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a girl sitting next to a tree; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman and a man with face tattoos; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person near a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man holding a wooden stick in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman standing next to a man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman standing next to a man in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – An older woman is looking at a younger woman's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman in a white shirt is washing her hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman sitting next to another woman in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men sitting at a bar drinking beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman standing next to each other holding beers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of people standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of people standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man holding a guitar in front of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman is smoking a cigarette on a bridge; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man sitting at a table with two children; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman are drinking a beer together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men sitting around a table with beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person sitting in a room near a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – Two men are playing a game with a wooden stick; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A young woman with long brown hair is holding her hands on her chest while a young man sleeps in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – An older man is pointing to a group of shirtless men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with long hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A group of men standing around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man sitting at a bar with a group of people behind him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man with a tattoo on his face looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with curly hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman sitting next to another woman in front of a bed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with a bruised eye sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A young man sitting in front of a young woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – Two women sitting next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Were Warriors” (1994), directed by Lee Tamahori – A woman with a bruised eye stares at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle