"[after beating up a patron] I was right. Too much weights, not enough speedwork. Useless prick."
[reading about Graces rape in her diary, clearly shocked] Uncle Bully. — Once Were Warriors
"[reading about Graces rape in her diary, clearly shocked] Uncle Bully... [begins trembling with insane rage] UNCLE FUCKIN BULLY!!!"
Once Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990 It tells the story of an urban Maaori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand It was the basis of a 1994 film of the same title, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison, which made its US premiere at the Hawaii International Film Fe
Once Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990 It tells the story of an urban Maaori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand It was the basis of a 1994 film of the same title, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison, which made its US premiere at the Hawaii International Film Fe
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