The Patriarch (2016)

ALL 09/01/2016 (en) Drama 103 Min
  • Release
    09/01/2016
  • Production
    New Zealand Film Commission, Jump Film and Television, Hopscotch Entertainment One, Wild Bunch Distribution
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    Mahana
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

Overview

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.

  1. Lee Tamahori

    Director

  2. Story



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The Patriarch (2016) 103 Min

ALL 09/01/2016 (en)
Drama
  • Release 09/01/2016
  • Production
    New Zealand Film Commission, Jump Film and Television, Hopscotch Entertainment One, Wild Bunch Distribution
  • Original title Mahana
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

Overview

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.

  1. Lee Tamahori

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jonathan Woodford-Robinson, Michael Horton

    Editor

  4. Robin Scholes, Janine Dickins

    Producer