Mahana (2016)
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.
- Released
- 2016-09-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Collee, Lee Tamahori
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Temuera Morrison as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana
- Akuhata Keefe as Simeon Mahana
- Nancy Brunning as Ramona Mahana
- Jim Moriarty as Rupeni Poata
- Regan Taylor as Joshua Mahana
- Maria Walker as Huria Mahana
- Sienna MacKinlay as Gloria Mahana
- Tuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-Ihakara as Hope Mahana
- Kyra McRae as Faith Mahana
- Eds Eramiha as Pani
- Ngahuia Piripi as Miriam Mahana
- Matariki Whatarau as Mohi