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Mar 3, 2016 · The Patriarch: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty. From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.
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- Drama
- Lee Tamahori
- 2016-03-03
In 1960s New Zealand, a teen couple in a Maori tribe are caught in the middle of a power struggle between rival patriarchs.
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- Temuera Morrison
- Lee Tamahori
- Drama
Feb 13, 2016 · Seen through the eyes of a Maori teen on the brink of manhood, “The Patriarch” plays like a classic Western as it proudly expands the still-limited canon of essential films about New Zealand’s...
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.
A sweeping, affectionately grandiose folk epic, The Patriarch brings Tamahori back to his roots. Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 19, 2016 Stefan Pape HeyUGuys
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.
- 103 min
Feb 13, 2016 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘The Patriarch’ (‘Mahana’): Berlin Review. For his first film in New Zealand in two decades, Lee Tamahori jumps back to Maori characters from the generation before his...
