Mahana
Mahana

Mahana

(2016)

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Synopsis

It is the 1960s. Two Maori families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, make a living shearing sheep on the east coast of New Zealand. The two clans, who are bitter enemies, face each other as rivals at the annual sheep shearing competitions. Simeon is a 14-year-old scion of the Mahana clan. A courageous schoolboy, he rebels against his authoritarian grandfather Tamihana and his traditional ways of thinking and begins to unravel the reasons for the long-standing feud between the two families. Before long, the hierarchies and established structures of the community are in disarray because Tamihana, who is as stubborn as he is proud, is not prepared to acquiesce and pursue new paths. The story is adapted from Witi Ihimaera's novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies.

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Rating

IMDB 7.1 (1k)

Genres

Drama

Runtime

1h 43min

Age rating

M

Production country

New Zealand

Director

Lee Tamahori

Cast

Temuera Morrison
Grandfather Tamihana Mahana
Akuhata Keefe
Simeon Mahana
Nancy Brunning
Ramona Mahana
Jim Moriarty
Rupeni Poata
Regan Taylor
Joshua Mahana
Maria Walker
Edmund Eramiha
Ngahuia Piripi
Matariki Whatarua
Miriama McDowell
Aroha Rawson
Te Kohe Tuhaka
James Tito
Mark Ruka
Paddy Church
Fraser Brown
Adam Gardiner
Stephen Lovatt
Edwin Wright
Paul Yates
Alistair Browning