Whale Rider
- In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
Release Date : 2003-01-30
Language :EnglishMaori
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : South Pacific PicturesPandora FilmApolloMediaNew Zealand Film Production FundNew Zealand Film CommissionNZ on AirFilmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production Country : GermanyNew Zealand
Alternative Titles : Te Kaieke Tohora
Cast
Character Name : Paikea Apirana
Original Name : Keisha Castle-Hughes
Gender : Female
Character Name : Koro
Original Name : Rawiri Paratene
Gender : Male
Character Name : Nanny Flowers
Original Name : Vicky Haughton
Gender : Female
Character Name : Porourangi
Original Name : Cliff Curtis
Gender : Male
Character Name : Uncle Rawiri
Original Name : Grant Roa
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hemi
Original Name : Mana Taumaunu
Gender : Male
Character Name : Shilo
Original Name : Rachel House
Gender : Female
Character Name : Willie
Original Name : Taungaroa Emile
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dog
Original Name : Tammy Davis
Gender : Male
Character Name : Maka
Original Name : Mabel Wharekawa
Gender : Male
Character Name : Miro
Original Name : Rawinia Clarke
Gender : Male
Character Name : Miss Parata
Original Name : Tahei Simpson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hemi's Dad
Original Name : Roi Taimana
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rehua
Original Name : Elizabeth Skeen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Parekura
Original Name : Rutene Spooner
Gender : Male
Character Name : Obstetrician
Original Name : John Sumner
Gender : Male
Character Name : Anne
Original Name : Jane O'Kane
Gender : Male
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