Once Were Warriors (1995)
Once Were Warriors (1995)
Beth Heke
Awards | ||
Best Actress Independent Spirit Awards Cannes Film Festival, France (1995) Toastmasters Communicator of the Year, New Zealand (1995) Benny Award for Excellence in Film, New Zealand (1995) Best Actress Award, Oporto Film Festival, Portugal (1995) Best Actress Award, San Diego Film Festival (1995) Best Actress Award, Montreal Film Festival (1995) |
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Synopsis | ||
For Jake and Beth Heke, life in their suburban ghetto is going from bad to worse. Jake’s just lost his job, their delinquent teenage son Boogie has to appear in court and they can’t make ends meet with five growing kids. Late that night, they host another one of Jake’s raunchy drinking parties while the children lie awake in their bedroom. When their oldest son asks for money, which Beth discovers Jake has gambled away, it ignites a vicious argument that Jake solves by giving Beth one of his brutal beatings. The tide of violence continues to ebb and flow in the Heke household until a terrible tragedy makes them confront the dysfunctional state of their family. | ||
Articles and Interviews | ||
An interview with Rena Owen, the star of Once Were Warriors by Tobe A. Roberts IV, CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS, June 19, 2007Warrior Woman Beth Heke is the central figure in ‘Once Were Warriors’, a film based on the novel by Alan Duff. Beth is played, unforgettably, by Rena Owen. by Katherine Findlay, Mana Magazine, May 1, 1995Once Were Warriors, Now Are Movie Stars Kiwi actress Rena Owen, newly crowned Best Actress at the Montreal Film Festival, stars in New Zealand’s biggest box-office smash. by Cullen Gerst, MovieMaker, April 1, 1995For Actress Rena Owen, ‘Warriors’ Is More Than a Role The 34-year-old Maori has personal experience with the cultural subjugation portrayed in the film about New Zealand’s indigenous people by Ken Shulman, Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1995 Film on Abuse Takes New Zealand On Top of Down Under Warrior Woman A Bette Davis from Down Under Surviving the Game The Warrior Woman Rena Owen: Acting on Instinct Warriors Stars Pick Up the Pieces |
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News | ||
Oscar Comparison for Warriors’ Rena, November 9, 1994 Free “Once Were Warriors” screening with Rena Owen, April 30, 2005 |
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