Mahana (2016)
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14 year-old Simeon Mahana, 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. (Adapted from the 1994 novel 'Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies' by Witi Ihimaera.)
Primary Title
- Mahana
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 17 June 2018
Release Year
- 2016
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 115:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- 1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14 year-old Simeon Mahana, 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. (Adapted from the 1994 novel 'Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies' by Witi Ihimaera.)
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Ihimaera, Witi, 1944---Film adaptations
- Teenagers--Drama
- East Coast (North Island, N.Z.)--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Historical drama
Contributors
- Lee Tamahori (Director)
- John Collee (Writer)
- Temuera Morrison (Actor)
- Nancy Brunning (Actor)
- Akuhata Keefe (Actor)
- Jim Moriarty (Actor)
- Miriama McDowell (Actor)
- Matariki Whatarau (Actor)
- Regan Taylor (Actor)
- Ngahuia Piripi (Actor)
- Kyra McRae (Actor)
- Sienna MacKinlay (Actor)
- Te Kohe Tuhaka (Actor)
- Stephen Lovatt (Actor)
- Janine Dickins (Producer)
- Robin Scholes (Producer)
- Hone Kouka (Executive Producer)
- Nik Beachman (Executive Producer)
- Timothy White (Executive Producer)
- Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (Composer)
- Tama Waipara (Composer)
- Ginny Loane (Cinematographer)
- Michael Horton (Editor)
- Jonathan Woodford-Robinson (Editor)
- Daydream Productions (Production Unit)
- Jump Film & TV (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
- Ihimaera, Witi, 1944---Film adaptations
- Teenagers--Drama
- East Coast (North Island, N.Z.)--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand