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Beth's World
Television (Full Length) – 1997
Lee Tamahori's searing drama Once Were Warriors made Rena Owen a household name in New Zealand. The 1994 film's depiction of domestic violence within a Māori family left cinema goers shaken, and Owen's performance as the resolute Beth Heke made her career. In this documentary, Owen visits Māori women and men whose lives have been marred by family violence. Men who, with the help of organisations like Homai Te Rongopai Trust, are facing their abusive past, and women rape and abuse survivors who are finding new strength in their Māoritanga.
There's alot of Jake Hekes and alot of Beths out there...and alot of Graces.– Rape survivor Lisa draws on her life experiences
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Te Reo Television
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