Mahana
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.
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9/1/2016Runtime
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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.
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A quietly intense family drama set in 1960s rural New Zealand where a teenager's quest to understand his family's bitter feud forces a reckoning with tradition, loyalty, and the weight of inherited anger. The film moves with patient deliberation, building tension beneath its rural calm as personal and communal bonds strain under the pressure of truth.
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