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Mahana (2016)
Directed by Lee Tamahori
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.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Temuera Morrison | Akuhata Keefe | Nancy Brunning | Jim Moriarty | Regan Taylor | Maria Walker | Sienna MacKinlay | Tuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-Ihakara | Kyra McRae | Edmund Eramiha | Ngahuia Piripi | Matariki Whatarua | Miriama McDowell | Aroha Rawson | Yvonne Porter | Te Kohe Tuhaka | James Tito | Mark Ruka | Paddy Church | Fraser Brown | Adam Gardiner | Te Kaha Jonathan | Stephen Lovatt | Edwin Wright | Aaron Ward | Miranda Wilson | Paul Yates | Joe Naden | John Ruka | Tania Anderson | Greg Johnson | John Leigh | Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu | Jim Birchall | Grae Burton | Alistair Browning | Jack Walley | Yusuf Ahmed | Jitesh Mahana | Glenn Ford | Van Heflin