The Patriarch
“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.”
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Mr. Villegas, an old man with old-fashioned thoughts, has to move with his son after he has been kicked out from his retirement home.
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A crew of 43+ credited
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Edited by Adrian ParisiShot by Alejandro MartinezScored by Benny IbarraDesigned by Roberto Bonelli
Also known as
- Mahana - Eine Maori-Sagade
- The Patriarchde
- The Patriarchen
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jacqueline Bracamontes
as Alma
Temuera Morrison
as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana
Hector Bonilla
as Don Servando
Akuhata Keefe
as Simeon Mahana
Sergio Mayer Mori
as Rene
Nancy Brunning
as Ramona Mahana
Gabriel Nuncio
as Padre Jorge
Jim Moriarty
as Rupeni Poata
Benny Ibarra
as Fran
Regan Taylor
as Joshua Mahana
Maria Walker
as Huria Mahana
Arturo Barba
as Bill
Supporting cast
8Directors
2Writers
3Producers
4Other crew
15Jorge Cordero
Casting Director
Matt Dwyer
Casting Director
Mercedes Gironella
Casting Director
Mike Dwyer
Casting Director
Alejandro Martinez
Cinematographer
Gin Loane
Cinematographer
Benny Ibarra
Composer
Mahuia Bridgman Cooper
Composer
Tama Waipara
Composer
Glenn Ford
Crew
Adrian Parisi
Editor
Jonathan Woodford Robinson
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