Review of Once Were Warriors (1994) by Oneofakind O — 14 Sep 2009
An amazing story of domestic abuse, violence and poverty set in New Zealands modern Maori culture. It created the icon Jake the Muss brilliantly performed by Temuera Morrison. And the line "cook me some eggs woman" has become the infamous line for the "wife beaters" in New Zealand.
I'm from New Zealand so I know this isn't a general way of life here, but this movie is still a realistic and graphic portrayal of a broken home here in New Zealand. Also Jake beating the shit out of people was pretty sweet too.
This review of Once Were Warriors (1994) was written by Oneofakind O on 14 Sep 2009.
Once Were Warriors has generally received very positive reviews.
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