Whale rider /

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).
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508 |a Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major. 
511 1 |a Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House. 
520 |a 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 childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possess a natural leadership ability. 
521 8 |a MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a momentary drug reference. 
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546 |a Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. 
546 |a Dialogue in English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish. 
586 |a Recepient of the 2003 Humanitas Prize in the Sundance Feature Film category -- cited for its "heartrending dramitization of the courage neccessary to defy the unjust structures of a patriarchal society." 
586 |a San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro). 
586 |a Winner of a 2004 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film (New Zealand). 
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