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An excerpt from this feature film
The credits from this film.
An interview with Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell - behind the scenes of Once Were Warriors.
The making of Once Were Warriors. Behind the scenes footage.
The trailer for this feature film.
Once Were Warriors
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 1994
1996 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated for Best Actress: Rena Owen
1995 Australian Film Institute Awards
Best Foreign Film
1995 Rotterdam International Film Festival
Audience Award for Favourite Film
1995 Fantasporto International Festival of Cinema (Portugal)
Best Actress: Rena Owen
Runner up for Critic's Award
Nominated for Best International Fantasy Film Award
1994 Venice Film Festival
Anicaflash Prize for Best First Film
1994 San Diego International Film Festival
Best Actress: Rena Owen
1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Film
Director - Film: Lee Tamahori
Script - Film: Riwia Brown
Male Performance in a Dramatic Role - Film: Temuera Morrison
Female Performance in a Supporting Role - Film: Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Juvenile Performance - Film: Taungaroa Emile
Editing - Film: Michael Horton
Film Score: Murray Grindlay and Murray McNabb
Soundtrack - Film: Kit Rollings, Ray Beentjes, Michael Hedges, and Graham Morris
1994 Montreal World Film Festival
Grand Prix des Ameriques (Grand Prize)
Audience Prize for Favourite Film
Ecumenical Jury Prize
Best Actress: Rena Owen
Judged one of the 10 Best Films of the Year by
NZ Herald, More magazine, Time Magazine, The Melbourne Age, Melbourne Sunday Herald, Sunday Age, Sydney Sunday Telegraph
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