Whale Rider Movie (2002)
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
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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Storyline
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.
Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Runtime: 1:41 hours
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Director: Niki Caro
- Writer: Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera (book)
- Actors: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis
- Language: English, Maori
- Country: New Zealand, Germany
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 34 nominations
- Production Company: Palm Pictures
- Box Office: $20,661,128
- ASIN: B0000CABBW
- Year Released: 2002
- Release Date: Aug 28, 2003
- DVD Date: Oct 28, 2003
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