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Rena Owen

Rena Owen is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Beth Heke in the 1994 film "Once Were Warriors." She has also appeared in a number of other films and television shows, both in New Zealand and internationally.

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Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.9

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violen...

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Spout

Spout

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A young boy and his grandmother become unlikely serial killers in a quest to eliminate his father's girlfriends, in this boldly original spin on the vampire genre.

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Whina

Whina

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.

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The Straits

The Straits

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama. The Montebellos are not your ave...

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Siren

Siren

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 7

The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a...

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The Gloaming

The Gloaming

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 6.6

When an unidentified woman is found brutally murdered, Detective Molly McGee teams up with fellow cop, Alex O’Connell—with whom she shares a tragic past—to solve the crime.

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The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Va...

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in...

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The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 5.9

The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting...

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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 5.6

A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.

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