The Patriarch

Directed by Lee Tamahori
2016    1h 43mDrama
7.186%81%
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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Cast of The Patriarch

  • Temuera MorrisonGrandfather Tamihana Mahana
  • Akuhata KeefeSimeon Mahana
  • Nancy BrunningRamona Mahana
  • Jim MoriartyRupeni Poata
  • Regan TaylorJoshua Mahana
  • Maria WalkerHuria Mahana
  • Sienna MacKinlayGloria Mahana
  • Tuhiwhakauraoterangi Wallace-IhakaraHope Mahana
  • Kyra McRaeFaith Mahana
  • Eds EramihaPani
  • Ngahuia PiripiMiriam Mahana
  • Matariki WhatarauMohi
  • Miriama McDowellAunt Saphora
  • Aroha RawsonAunt Ruth
  • Yvonne PorterPoppy Poata
  • Te Kohe TuhakaCaesar Poata
  • James TitoHone
  • Mark RukaMaatiu
  • Paddy ChurchMihaera Poata
  • Fraser BrownMr. McKenzie
  • Adam GardinerDr. Gillespie
  • Te Kaha JonathanPupil
  • Stephen LovattJudge Hughes
  • Edwin WrightDefence Lawyer
  • Aaron WardProsecution Lawyer
  • Miranda WilsonClerk Simpson
  • Paul YatesMinister
  • Joe NadenParamount Chief
  • John RukaManuhiri Chief
  • Tania AndersonCinema Usher
  • Greg JohnsonGolden Shears Commentator
  • John LeighGolden Shears Announcer
  • Josephine Stewart-Te WhiuZelda
  • Jim BirchallDoorman
  • Grae BurtonYoung Collins
  • Alistair BrowningMr. Mervyn Williams
  • Jack WalleyCinema Projectionist
  • Yusuf AhmedJosh
  • Jitesh MahanaJitesh Mahana
  • Glenn FordBen Wade (archive footage)
  • Van HeflinDan Evans (archive footage)
  • Lee TamahoriDirector
  • John ColleeWriter
  • Witi IhimaeraWriter
  • Janine DickinsProducer
  • Robin ScholesProducer

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