Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A character who never really left — Jake Heke, aka Jake the Muss, returns in the 1999 film ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted’, the raw, hard-hitting follow-up to ‘Once Were Warriors’ 🎥
Still carrying the weight of violence and loss, Jake walks away… then gets pulled back when tragedy forces him to fight for something different — his son. Gritty, confronting, and surprisingly searching, the film took home nine awards at the 1999 NZ Film and TV Awards, including Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay. A tough but essential watch.
🔗 Watch the full trailer and see an excerpt at NZ On Screen.
#nzfilm #classicfilm
A character who never really left — Jake Heke, aka Jake the Muss, returns in the 1999 film ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted’, the raw, hard-hitting follow-up to ‘Once Were Warriors’ 🎥
Still carrying the weight of violence and loss, Jake walks away… then gets pulled back when tragedy forces him to fight for something different — his son. Gritty, confronting, and surprisingly searching, the film took home nine awards at the 1999 NZ Film and TV Awards, including Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay. A tough but essential watch.
🔗 Watch the full trailer and see an excerpt at NZ On Screen.
#nzfilm #classicfilm
