Mahana(2016)
From the author of Whale Rider, the screenwriter of Master and Commander and the producer and director of Once Were Warriors comes a profound and enduring tale of rural family life.
103 min★ 6.4 TMDBDrama
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-year-old Simeon Mahana, the youngest son of the youngest son is in conflict with his traditionalist grandfather, Tamihana. As Simeon unravels the truth behind the longstanding family vendetta he risks not just his own future prospects but the cohesion of the entire tight-knit society.
Directed byLee Tamahori
Cast
Temuera MorrisonGrandfather Tamihana Mahana- AAkuhata KeefeSimeon Mahana
Nancy BrunningRamona Mahana
Jim MoriartyRupeni Poata
Regan TaylorJoshua Mahana
Maria WalkerHuria Mahana- SSienna MacKinlayGloria Mahana
- TTuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-IhakaraHope Mahana
- KKyra McRaeFaith Mahana
Eds EramihaPani
Ngahuia PiripiMiriam Mahana
Matariki WhatarauMohi
Miriama McDowellAunt Saphora
Aroha RawsonAunt Ruth- YYvonne PorterPoppy Poata
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