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Once Were Warriors, features a modern day Maori family, trying to cope with a loss of culture and the outlets used by the different members, to fill that void. The setting is in New Zealand, where the family lives in a government housing project. The father, Jake, is a hot-tempered, alcoholic, who can’t seem to hold down a job. The mother, Beth, is a classic co-dependent who tries to keep the family together by covering up the actions of the father and making excuses for her kids. The eldest son, is the rebel, who basically runs away from the family and joins a gang, his new “family”. The eldest daughter, Grace, takes after the mother in co-dependency but is a dreamer, that makes her look for something more gives her an escape. The rest of the children are more props than characters in the story, except the next oldest son, who is sent off to reform school and occasionally becomes part of the plot. The cinematography techniques used in the movie are very vivid and show a sharp contr