Whale Rider
2023
Computer Files, Websites
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back 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, film directorCurtis, Cliff, actorCastle-Hughes, Keisha, actorParatene, Rawiri, actorMadman Entertainment (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
Madman Entertainment, 2002.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by Madman Entertainment in 2002.
Performers:
Cliff Curtis, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
464943
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/13414146/external-image - Cover Image