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Mahana is a 2016 New Zealand drama film directed by Lee Tamahori, and written by John Collee, based on the novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies by Witi Ihimaera. It was released as The Patriarch outside New Zealand.
Dec 1, 2015 · Buy now: http://www.eonehub.com.au/mahana/ 1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial...
- 2 min
- 181.3K
- eOne ANZ
Based on Witi Ihimaera's novel Bulibasha, set on the East Coast in the 1960s, the truth behind a bitter feud between two Māori families comes to light.
Jan 9, 2017 · 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.
Mahana is a 2016 drama film based on Witi Ihimaera's book Bulibasha, about a 50s era shearing family feud in Aotearoa. Watch the trailer, interviews and behind the scenes clips of this film directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Temuera Morrison.
Mahana is a 2016 film about two rival Māori sheep-shearing families in the 1960s. The film explores the conflict between tradition and modernity, and the legacy of a longstanding feud, through the eyes of a young boy.
In the 1960s, a family tries to reconcile rivalries in rural New Zealand.
- Drama
