Whale rider
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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.
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Author:
Caro, Niki, directorCastle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, actorHaughton, Vicky, actorParatene, Rawiri, actorCurtis, Cliff, 1968-, actorIhimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-
Edition:
20th Anniversary edition.
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2002.
Collation:
1 DVD-video (101 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : SPP0036.Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.Based on The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera."In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future." -- Cover.English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired].
Credits:
Directed and screenplay by Niki Caro.
Performers:
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis.
Audience:
Censorship classification : PG.
System details:
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9.
Awards:
World cinema audience award, Sundance Film Festival, 2003 ; People's choice award, Toronto International Film Festival, 2002 ; Audience award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2002 ; Audience award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2002.
Dewey class:
DVD WHA
Language:
English
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Subject:
Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944- -- Film adaptationsFate and fatalism -- DramaDestiny -- DramaGrandparent and child -- New Zealand -- DramaMaori (New Zealand people) -- DramaFeature films -- New ZealandComing-of-age filmsDomestic drama (Motion pictures)Film adaptationsFeature filmsFiction filmsVideo recordings for the hearing impaired
BRN:
71304
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