Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Film Movement : Made available through hoopla, 1994
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 102 min.)) : sd., col
ISBN/ISSN
857692005857 (hoopla video recording) MWT11642025, 11642025
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Directed by Lee Tamahori
Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Jake Heke lives with his family in a tenement house for native Maori in the slums of Auckland. Despite his love and devotion, Jake's battle with alcoholism frequently results in terrifyingly erratic outbursts in front of his children and violent beatings of his wife Beth. After Jake loses his job, each member of the Heke family is forced to face their own personal demons and the societal constraints that shackle native New Zealanders
Rated R
Mode of access: World Wide Web