Internationally acclaimed director Lee Tamahori’s first New Zealand film in 20 years – MAHANA – will open in cinemas nationwide on 3rd March.
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals.
14-year-old Simeon Mahana, 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.
Internationally acclaimed director Lee Tamahori’s first New Zealand film in 20 years – MAHANA – will open in cinemas nationwide on 3rd March.
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals.
14-year-old Simeon Mahana, 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.
From the author of Whale Rider, the screenwriter of Master and Commander and the producer and director of Once Were Warriors comes a profound and enduring tale of rural family life.
Based on Witi Ihimaera’s novel Bulibasha.
Starring Temuera Morrison, Nancy Brunning, Akuhata Keefe, Jim Moriarty, Regan Taylor, Maria Walker.
M Sexual references & content that may disturb.
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