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905: 368:. The film cross-cuts between the mourning, Jake's drinking and the family on the marae. Boogie impresses Beth with his Māori singing at the funeral, and Toot says his goodbyes, telling Grace the gentle kiss he gave her the last time he saw her was a gesture meant only to confirm their mantra 'best friends for life'. Boogie reassures Toot that Grace loved him, and Beth invites him to live with them. 329:
brutally beats her in front of the group, who are too intimidated to interfere. Beth turns to booze when things go wrong, and exhibits angry outbursts and occasional violence of her own on a smaller scale. Her children fend for themselves, resignedly cleaning the blood-streaked house after their father beats their mother.
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has been praised as an attack on domestic violence and abuse. So it is. But I am not sure anyone needs to see this film to discover that such brutality is bad. We know that. I value it for two other reasons: its perception in showing the way alcohol triggers sudden personality shifts, and its power
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Reading Grace's diary later that day, Beth finds out about the rape and confronts Bully at the pub. Jake initially threatens Beth for accusing his friend, but Nig steps between them, protecting his mother. After glancing at the diary himself, Jake explodes in a rage and beats Bully nearly to death,
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and seeks support from Toot, with whom she smokes marijuana for the first time. Toot kisses her but she reacts violently and storms out, believing he is "just like the rest of them". Confused, Grace eventually goes home to an angry Jake with his friends. Bully asks for a goodnight kiss to test his
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him with a broken bottle. Beth, blaming Jake just as much as Bully because of his violent lifestyle, decides to take their children back to her Māori village and traditions, defiantly telling him that her heritage gives her the strength to resist his control over her. Jake shouts at her on a kerb
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and spending most days getting drunk at a nearby pub with his friends. He shows his violent streak by savagely beating a muscular patron who dares disrupt a female singer's performance. He often invites crowds of friends from the bar to his home for drunken parties. When his wife "gets lippy", he
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Grace, Jake and Beth's 13-year-old daughter, keeps a journal in which she chronicles events, as well as stories she tells her younger siblings. Her best friend is a homeless boy named Toot, who lives in a wrecked car. She dreads a future she believes is inevitable and is constantly reminded of
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power over her. She refuses and Jake sees it as a sign of disrespect; he rips her journal in two and nearly beats her. Beth returns home from searching for Grace, and then screams hysterically after finding her daughter has hanged herself from a tree branch in the backyard.
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as a ward of the state due to his parents' home life. Jake is unconcerned and hopes the experience will toughen him up. Despite his initial anger, Boogie finds a new niche for himself after the foster home's manager, Mr. Bennett, helps him embrace his Māori heritage.
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The film grossed $ 114,000 in its opening from 4 New Zealand cinemas, breaking records. It became the highest-grossing film ever released in New Zealand with a gross of NZ$ 6.7 million, surpassing
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getting married and playing the role of a wife, which she believes comprises catering to a husband's demands and enduring beatings. She dreams of living an independent and single life.
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in presenting two great performances by Morrison and Owen. You don't often see acting like this in the movies. They bring the Academy Awards into perspective."
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isn't an easy watch, but the raw power of its story -- and the performances of an excellent cast -- reward viewers who rise to the challenge." On
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described the film as "astonishing," "absolutely devastating," and "a really, really, really good film." Stratton also compared
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Lovell, Glenn (25 December 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories".
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village and, much to her parents' chagrin, marries Jake "The Muss" Heke. After eighteen years, they live in an unkempt
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Jake selfishly deals with the tragedy by going to the pub while the rest of his family takes Grace's body to a
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the film has a score of 77% based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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is the first feature film produced by Communicado Productions. The production won Best Film at the
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Nig, the eldest son of the Heke family, moves out to join a gang whose rituals include getting
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outside the pub as the family leaves, with police sirens wailing in the background.
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and have five children. Their interpretations of life and being Māori are tested.
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The film was shot at a local state house, located at 33 O'Connor Street,
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Groves, Don (23 May 1994). "'Weddings,' 'Gun' ignite o'seas B.O.".
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Jake is fired from his job, but remains satisfied with receiving
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gave the film three and a half stars out of four and observed: "
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four stars out of five while Stratton gave it four point five.
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by Uncle Bully, a friend of her father. She falls into a deep
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Index


Lee Tamahori
Riwia Brown
Once Were Warriors
Alan Duff
Rena Owen
Temuera Morrison
Cliff Curtis
Julian Arahanga
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Stuart Dryburgh
Michael J. Horton
Footprint Films
tragic
drama film
New Zealand
Alan Duff
novel
Māori
whānau
South Auckland
poverty
alcoholism
domestic violence
colonisation of New Zealand
Māori culture
Lee Tamahori
Riwia Brown
Rena Owen
Temuera Morrison

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