Mahana

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.

Main Cast

Temuera Morrison

Grandfather Tamihana Mahana

Age : 63 | Popularity : 22%

Akuhata Keefe

Simeon Mahana

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nancy Brunning

Ramona Mahana

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Jim Moriarty

Rupeni Poata

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Regan Taylor

Joshua Mahana

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Maria Walker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Edmund Eramiha

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ngahuia Piripi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

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

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