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Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
is
New Zealand
author
Alan Duff
's bestselling
first novel
, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban
Maori
family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand. It was the basis of a
1994 film of the same title
, directed by
Lee Tamahori
and starring
Rena Owen
and
Temuera Morrison
, which made its U.S. premiere at the
Hawaii International Film Festival
. The novel was followed by two sequels,
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
(1996) and
Jake's Long Shadow
(2002).
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