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Warren Lee Tamahori (/ ˌ t ɑː m ə ˈ h ɔː r i /; born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand film director. He is known for directing the films Once Were Warriors (1994), Along Came a Spider (2001) and Die Another Day (2002).
Lee Tamahori is a New Zealand director known for films such as Once Were Warriors, The Edge, xXx: State of the Union, and Die Another Day. He started as a commercial artist and photographer, and became an assistant director in the 1980s.
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Jun 14, 2024 · Thirty years after breaking through with his debut feature Once Were Warriors, Lee Tamahori has made The Convert, a film that completes a trilogy he always intended to make – without knowing exactly what it would be about. Warriors catapulted him into Hollywood, a step that, then aged in his mid-40s, he was more than ready to take.
The film was directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Riwia Brown, and stars Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis. It became the highest-grossing film of all-time in New Zealand, and has won numerous awards.
Learn about the life and career of Lee Tamahori, a New Zealand director of films such as Once Were Warriors, The Edge, and Die Another Day. Find out his family background, awards, trivia, and quotes.
The Convert: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie. A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s.
Mar 16, 2024 · Three decades of making movies and now with a new Kiwi film close to his heart, Lee Tamahori still has stories to tell. The Convert is set in 1830s Aotearoa and has just opened in cinemas.
