Once Were Warriors

Their People Once Were Warriors. But Once... Was a Long Time Ago

7.4

|1994|99 min

In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.

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