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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. Director: Once Were Warriors. Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later.
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.
Lee Tamahori. Director: Once Were Warriors. Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later.
Mar 14, 2024 · Lee Tamahori and Robin Scholes’ great filmmaking partnership continues with The Convert, set in 1830s Aotearoa. Steve Newall talks with the esteemed pair about their new film – and their shared history.
Emperor: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Adrien Brody, Sophie Cookson, Paz Vega, Thomas Kretschmann. XVI Century. Action epic about young Johanna "Of Ghent", who seeks revenge on the holy Roman Emperor Charles V for the death of her father. It happens in a world of wealth, debauchery, violent retaliations, sex, manipulation, and treason.
Lee Tamahori - Lee Tamahori worked his way up the filmmaking ranks, before debuting as a feature director with 1994's Once Were Warriors. The portrait of a violent marriage became the most successful film in Kiwi history, and won international acclaim.
