Once Were Warriors 1994  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris, Joseph Kairau, Cliff Curtis, Pete Smith, George Henare, Mere Boynton, Shannon Williams, Calvin Tuteao, Ray Bishop, Ian Mune
Violence is everywhere–in the bars, among street gangs, and in the homes. This intense story revolves around the Hekes' squalid household, a dysfunctional Maori family living in New Zealand. With an alcoholic father Jake (Temuera Morrison), the five Hekes children must endure watching their mother Beth (Rena Owen) taking abuse. This film forces us to see the damage of domestic violence.
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 The Piano 1993  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker, Ian Mune, Peter Dennett, Te Whatanui Skipwith, Pete Smith, Bruce Allpress, Mahina Tunui, Carla Rupuha, Cliff Curtis
Nine-year-old Flora (Anna Paquin) accompanies her mother Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) to New Zealand. Once there, they meet Ada's arranged-marriage partner Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neill), and a crisis occurs when he refuses to move Ada's piano. Ada, a mute, has found that she can express herself through her piano. Another man, George Baines (Harvey Keitel) comes to the rescue, and his actions also lead to complications. Holly Hunter won an Academy Award For Best Actress, and Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress. Five other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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Shaker Run 1985  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Bruce Morrison
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow, Shane Briant, Peter Hayden, Ian Mune, Peter Rowell, Bruce Phillips, Fiona Samuel, Nathaniel Lees
Dr. Christine Ruben (Lisa Harrow) discovers a lethal biological weapon in her research facilities and steals it in order to keep it from not-to-be-trusted military personnel. She hires daredevil drivers Judd and Casey (Cliff Robertson and Leif Garrett) to get it out of the country. And the race is on.
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Sleeping Dogs 1977  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Sam Neill, Ian Mune, Ian Watkin, Warren Oates, Bernard Kearns, Nevan Rowe, Clyde Scott, Donna Akersten, Bill Johnson, Don Selwyn
Smith (Sam Neill) is a man caught between revolutionaries and his own New Zealand government while trying to maintain his nonviolent stance.
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| 1. Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
2. Once Were Warriors (1994)
3. The Piano (1993)
4. Shaker Run (1985)
5. Sleeping Dogs (1977)
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