The Patriarch (Mahana) 7 years old

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. A courageous schoolboy, he rebels against his authoritarian grandfather Tamihana and his traditional ways of thinking and begins to unravel the reasons for the long-standing feud between the two families. Before long, the hierarchies and established structures of the community are in disarray because Tamihana, who is as stubborn as he is proud, is not prepared to acquiesce and pursue new paths. The story is adapted from Witi Ihimaera's novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies.

Credits

The Patriarch Cast

Name	Character
Temuera Morrison He was 55, now 63 years old	as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana
Nancy Brunning She was 45, 48 years old when she died	as Ramona Mahana

The Patriarch Crew

Name	Department
Mark Robins as Production Design. He was 46 (now 54) years old	Art
Michael Horton as Editor. He was 52 (now 59) years old	Editing
Witi Ihimaera as Novel. He was 72 (now 80) years old	Writing
John Collee as Screenplay. He was 61 (now 69) years old	Writing
Liz McGregor as Costume Design.	Costume & Make-Up
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson as Editor.	Editing
Ginny Loane as Director of Photography.	Camera