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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.

Mahana

2016-09-01

Drama

1 hour 43 minutes

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.

Lee TamahoriDirector

Witi IhimaeraNovel

John ColleeScreenplay

Top Billed Cast

Temuera Morrison

Grandfather Tamihana Mahana

Akuhata Keefe

Simeon Mahana

Nancy Brunning

Ramona Mahana

Jim Moriarty

Rupeni Poata

Regan Taylor

Joshua Mahana

Maria Walker

Huria Mahana

Sienna MacKinlay

Gloria Mahana

Tuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-Ihakara

Hope Mahana

Kyra McRae

Faith Mahana

Eds Eramiha

Pani

Ngahuia Piripi

Miriam Mahana

Matariki Whatarau

Mohi

Miriama McDowell

Aunt Saphora

Aroha Rawson

Aunt Ruth

Yvonne Porter

Poppy Poata

Te Kohe Tuhaka

Caesar Poata

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.