What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
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- For the song, see What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
| What Becomes of The Broken Hearted? | |
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| Directed by | Ian Mune |
| Produced by | Bill Gavin |
| Written by | Alan Duff |
| Starring | Temuera Morrison Clint Eruera Nancy Brunning Julian Arahanga Rena Owen |
| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
| Cinematography | Allen Guilford |
| Editing by | Michael Horton |
| Distributed by | South Pacific Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Running time | 103 min. (Australia) 108 min. (UK & Argentina) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Once Were Warriors |
| Followed by | Jake's Long Shadow |
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is the sequel to Once Were Warriors.
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[edit] Plot
Temuera Morrison again plays Jake "the Muss" Heke, who is now fighting to save his oldest son from a gang lifestyle after another one of his sons is killed in a gangland shootout.
Heke goes through a period of hopelessness as he tries to restore his family to a functioning state after his anger and drinking tore them apart in the first film.
He still has trouble accepting the old traditional ways of the Maori people but he starts to realize the importance of family and regrets what his former actions have done to them.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Major characters
- Jake "the Muss" Heke - Temuera Morrison
- Nig Heke - Julian Arahanga
- Sonny Heke - Clint Eruera
- Tania Rogers - Nancy Brunning
[edit] Minor characters
- Beth Heke - Rena Owen
- Boogie Heke - Taungaroa Emile
- Mookie - Tammy Davis
