What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
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Director Ian Mune Music director David Hirschfelder Duration Country New Zealand | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller Screenplay Alan Duff Writer Alan Duff Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1999 (1999) Cast Temuera Morrison (Jake "the Muss" Heke), Rena Owen , Julian Arahanga , Nancy Brunning Similar movies Shards , We're the Millers , The Idiots , Gone Baby Gone , NEDs , The Big Easy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This sequel to the New Zealand-set drama "Once Were Warriors" revisits alcoholic Maori man Jake Heke (Temuera Morrison) and his wife, Beth (Rena Owen), who have separated, largely due to his excessive drinking. When their older son, Nig (Julian Arahanga), is killed in a gang fight, his brother, Sonny (Clint Eruera), becomes determined to avenge his death. Attempting to change his life for the better, Jake tries to help Sonny avoid Nigs tragic fate.
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is a 1999 film, based on Alan Duffs 1996 novel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?. The film was directed by Ian Mune, and starred Temuera Morrison as an abusive Maori husband Jake "the Muss" Heke. The novel is the sequel to Duffs 1990 novel Once Were Warriors, which was made into the 1994 film Once Were Warriors.
5 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 a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reuniion at Nig's funeral sparks a confrontations with second son Sonny, and sets Jake and Sonny on a downward spiral.
Plot
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 and drinking (depicted in the first film) tore them apart. He still has trouble accepting the old traditional ways of the Maori 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 sons life despite great personal risk to himself. This action, along with several others, serve to highlight Jakes changing characteristics.
Cast
Similar Movies
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and Once Were Warriors are part of the same movie series. Whale Rider (2002). Temuera Morrison and Julian Arahanga appear in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and Broken English. Temuera Morrison appears in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and Crooked Earth. Ian Mune directed What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and Came a Hot Friday.
New Zealand Film and TV Awards
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? won nine of its 13 New Zealand Film Award nominations in 1999, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Music.
References
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? WikipediaWhat Becomes of the Broken Hearted? IMDb What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? themoviedb.org