Movies and learning about the Maori people (Native New Zealanders)
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Here are the plots for the two movies. Both movies are extremely accurate and not exagerated for the big screen at all. On the contrary, neither movie was made for Hollywood but each recieved it's own worldwide acclaim. Enjoy! P.S. Once Were Warriors is a very emotionally disturbing movie... Once Were Warriors: Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family's life showing Jake's frequent outburst of violence and the effect that this has on his family. The youngest son is in trouble with the police and may be put into a foster home while the elder son is about to join a street gang. Jake's daughter has her own serious problems which are a key element in the plot. www.imdb.com/title/tt0110729/ Whale Rider: On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny. www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/ - Todd , posted 09/06/05 |
