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Which novel by Alan Duff, set in the fictional town of Two Lakes, is a brutal portrait of urban Māori life, domestic violence, and alienation, and was adapted into a powerful 1994 film?
Answer: Once Were Warriors — Alan Duff's 1990 debut novel 'Once Were Warriors' shocked readers with its unflinching depiction of the Heke family's disintegration, and the film adaptation became one of the most successful local films ever made.
- A Jake's Long Shadow
- B What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
- C Both Sides of the Moon
- D Once Were Warriors ✓
Alan Duff's 1990 debut novel 'Once Were Warriors' shocked readers with its unflinching depiction of the Heke family's disintegration, and the film adaptation became one of the most successful local films ever made.