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The Patriarch (2016)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Lee Tamahori
Writer : John Collee

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Lee Tamahori
Lee Tamahori
Director
John Collee
John Collee
Screenplay
Ginny Loane
Ginny Loane
Director of Photography
Witi Ihimaera
Witi Ihimaera
Novel
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Original Music Composer
Tama Waipara
Tama Waipara
Original Music Composer
Michael Horton
Michael Horton
Editor
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Editor
Mark Robins
Mark Robins
Production Design
Ross McGarva
Ross McGarva
Art Direction
Peter Sweeney
Peter Sweeney
Art Direction
Abi Wollcombe
Abi Wollcombe
Set Decoration
Liz McGregor
Liz McGregor
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

MAHANA Official Trailer - On Digital & DVD
MAHANA - Featurette -

Posters and backgrounds

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