Once Were Warriors (1994)

Rena Owen: Beth Heke

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• Beth Heke : Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can survive living with you for eighteen years, then I can survive anything.

• Jake Heke : Well fuck off, then! You'll get nothing from me.

  Beth Heke : You have nothing I want, Jake.

• Policewoman : Beth Heke?

  Beth Heke : What now?

  Policeman : He's been keeping bad company.

  Beth Heke : Was that before or after you picked him up?

• Nig Heke : You're drunk.

  Beth Heke : I'm not drunk, I'm happy!

  Nig Heke : You're outta you're fucken head!

• Jake Heke : I'll kill you first!

  Beth Heke : Well go on, do it! You're still a slave Jake. To your fists. To the drink. To yourself. Well go on - kill the bloody lot of us!

• [last lines] 

  Huata Heke : Where are we going mum?

  Beth Heke : We're going home.

  [they drive off in the car] 

  Jake Heke : Oh fuck all that warrior shit! You'll be back, you'll fucking see! You need me! You fucking want me! You'll be back! Fuck you, Beth! Go on, go!

• [about Boogie] 

  Beth Heke : He's gone! He's gone to welfare! And you slept through the whole bloody thing.

  Jake Heke : Is that all? Is that what all this slamming of fucking doors, crying and carrying on is about?

• Beth Heke : You did this to me you bastard! I hope you spew your guts out.

• Beth Heke : You raped a 13 year old girl and sat here drinking with her father while the rest of us buried her!

  Bully : You should learn to control your Missus.

  Beth Heke : Sneaking around the house laying your filthy fucking hands on my baby!

• Jake Heke : You're still a bloody attractive woman, you know.

  Beth Heke : What? After you take after me with your fists? Make me sick.

• Nig Heke : Got any money?

  Beth Heke : What do you want money for? You've got everything you need right here. You got booze... food.

• Jake Heke : Fuck woman you look awful, go clean yourself up.

  Beth Heke : This is as cleaned up as I get you bastard.

• Jake Heke : Tell Jakey you love him.

  Beth Heke : That's the trouble Jake, I do.

• Beth Heke : Got your period bub? Bound to make you a bit uptight eh!