The Patriarch

The Patriarch

Released on
Drama
Runtime
103 mins
(20 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Temuera Morrison
  • Akuhata Keefe
  • Nancy Brunning
  • Jim Moriarty
  • Regan Taylor
  • Maria Walker
  • Edmund Eramiha
  • Ngahuia Piripi
  • Matariki Whatarau
  • Miriama McDowell
  • Aroha Rawson
  • Te Kohe Tuhaka
  • James Tito
  • Mark Ruka
  • Paddy Church
  • Fraser Brown
  • Adam Gardiner
  • Stephen Lovatt
  • Edwin Wright
  • Paul Yates
  • Alistair Browning

Director

  • Lee Tamahori

Producers

  • Robin Scholes
  • Janine Dickins

Screenwriter

  • John Collee

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