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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is a film of genre Drama directed by Ian Mune released in USA on 27 may 1999 with Temuera Morrison

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
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Released in USA 27 may 1999
Length 1h38
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating63% 3.150633.150633.150633.150633.15063

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is a 1999 film, directed by Ian Mune and starring Temuera Morrison as an abusive Māori husband Jake "the Muss" Heke. The film is based on Alan Duff's novel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999), the sequel to Once Were Warriors (1990), which was made into the film Once Were Warriors (1994).

Synopsis

Jake "the Muss" Heke is now fighting to save his son Sonny from a gang lifestyle after his eldest son, Nig, is killed in a gangland shootout. Jake goes through a period of hopelessness as he tries to restore his family to a functioning state after his anger, drinking, and violence (depicted in the first film) tore them apart. He still has trouble accepting the old traditional ways of the Māori people, but he begins to realise the importance of family and regrets what his former actions have done to them. Towards the end of the film, Jake does his best to reconcile with his family, even going so far as to save his son's life despite great personal risk to himself. This action, along with several others, serve to highlight Jake's changing characteristics.

Actors

Temuera Morrison

(Jake Heke)Nancy Brunning

(Tania Rogers)Julian Arahanga

(Nig Heke)Rena Owen

(Beth Heke)Tammy Davis

(Mookie)
And :
Lawrence Makoare
Rawiri Paratene
Pete Smith
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