Plot
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.
Cast
as Beth Heke
as Jake Heke
as Grace Heke
as Nig Heke
as Mark 'Boogie' Heke
as Polly Heke
as Huata Heke
as Bully
as Dooley
as Bennett
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Reviews
**The power and importance of cultural roots.** This was the first New Zealand film I saw, at least as far as I remember and am aware of that. It's a violent film, with a raw brutality that shocks us by how authentic it sounds. Domestic violence? Child rape? It's not something you only see in the movies. It's something you see in a newspaper. That's what shocks us the most: knowing it's someth…