Mahana
- 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.
- 2016-09-01
- Drama
- Stephen Lovatt, Edwin Wright, Maria Walker, Greg Johnson, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Miriama McDowell, Alistair Browning, Adam Gardiner, Nancy Brunning, Miranda Wilson, Van Heflin, Temuera Morrison, Mark Ruka, Eds Eramiha, Glenn Ford, John Leigh, Regan Taylor, Jim Moriarty, Matariki Whatarau, Paul Yates, Aroha Rawson, Jim Birchall, Tania Anderson, Ngahuia Piripi, Grae Burton, Akuhata Keefe, Jack Walley, Kyra McRae, Yvonne Porter, Te Kaha Jonathan, Aaron Ward, Joe Naden, John Ruka, Jitesh Mahana, Tuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-Ihakara, Sienna MacKinlay
- Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
- Fraser Brown, James Tito
- 1 h. 43 min.
- 6.6/10
- 20
- New Zealand
- New Zealand Film Commission, Jump Film and Television, Hopscotch Entertainment One, Wild Bunch Distribution
Overview:
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.