Once Were Warriors plot
"A family in crisis, a life in chaos... Nothing is more powerful than a mother's love."
Once Were Warriors is the story of an underprivileged family on the dirtiest outskirts of town. It is that part of the city where the work of a social worker is the last straw, where unemployment is rampant, people have lost sight of improvement and seek refuge in alcohol and drugs. Anyone who cannot survive in such an environment is a victim. The harsh laws in this urban jungle also apply to Beth and Jake's family. Beth is the proud Maori-blooded woman who finds herself thrown back even further with every attempt to wrest her family out of this situation, while Jake has resigned himself to misery and wreaks havoc with his drunkenness and aggression.