Mahana (2016)
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.
Director:
Lee Tamahori
Writer:
John Collee
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Temuera Morrison Grandfather Tamihana Mahana |
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Akuhata Keefe Simeon Mahana |
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Nancy Brunning Ramona Mahana |
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Jim Moriarty Rupeni Poata |
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Regan Taylor Joshua Mahana |
| Art | Mark Robins | Production Design |
| Editing | Michael Horton | Editor |
| Directing | Lee Tamahori | Director |
| Writing | Witi Ihimaera | Novel |
| Writing | John Collee | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz McGregor | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jonathan Woodford-Robinson | Editor |
| Camera | Ginny Loane | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ross McGarva | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tama Waipara | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Peter Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Art | Abi Wollcombe | Set Decoration |
