An extraordinary and very brutal film depicting very sensitive topics. Very well done and highly recommended.

Pretty nutty flick. Shout out to Smiley from Training Day. FYI: don't let the trailer for this movie throw you off. It's a lot less corny than it makes it out to be.

A mondern Maori story.

Affectingly melodramatic but ultimately conventional. Directorial debut that attracted undue praise at time of release, paving the way for a very unremarkable career.

Miserable piece of cinema but deservedly so - it has a very hopeless tone but never seems to tackle the wider problems which affect our characters. Morrison and Owen hold the film up - their performances are brilliant, and Tamahori's direction is rather pedestrian - this is all about the characters, although sometimes the scope widens a little and the class aspect of the film is really interesting but underdeveloped. The film also drops a lot of plots in the first act which resolve messily.

A brutal portrayal of racial identity and domestic violence through the eyes of an ancient, different culture than what we're usually used to in the movies. Albeit the performances are really strong, it's not a movie you want to watch again. And don't suggest it to travellers going to New Zealand, as it might ruin their idyllic portrayal of the country.

Great film.

stærk og barsk

A very well done movie if you're in the mood to be depressed and cringe a lot. But it's the kind of movie I personally only want to watch once. The warriors aspect is really cool.

What's the big deal about this film? It took about 30 minutes for me to get over the acting, and the story was weak. The heartache this one family went through was tragic, don't get me wrong, but the execution of many scenes throughout weakened this aspect of the film.

Powerful movie and fantastic performances by the two leads but it has not aged very well.

Well-done, but very hard to watch.