Whale rider

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The Whangara people, a small Maori tribe, believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbir...

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Corporate Authors: ApolloMedia (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Film Production Fund, NZ On Air, Pandora Film (Firm), South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Barnett, John, 1945-, Cameron, Kristy, Caro, Niki, 1967-, Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, Coulson, David, 1948-, Curtis, Cliff, 1968-, Gerrard, Lisa, Haughton, Vicky, House, Rachel, Huebner, Frank, Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-, Narbey, Leon, 1947-, Paratene, Rawiri, Roa, Grant, 1974-, Sanders, Tim, Taumaunu, Mana, 1989-
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Special ed. ; Widescreen version (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Subjects:
Chiefdoms > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
English language > Films for Spanish speakers.
Grandparent and child > Drama.
Grandparent and child > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
Maori (New Zealand people) > Drama.
Maori (New Zealand people) > Legends > Drama.
Mythology, Maori > Drama
Whales > Drama.
Motion pictures, New Zealandic
Spanish language materials > Feature films
Feature films
Films for the hearing impaired

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Call Number: A WHA
DVD
DVD F WHA
DVD FEATURE E WHA
DVD W
DVD WH
DVD WHA
DVD Wha
J DVD W
J DVD WHA
[FAM] DVD WHA

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