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Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe.
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.
Whale Rider 20th Anniversary Edition - Official Trailer. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped...
Jun 20, 2003 · Roger Ebert. June 20, 2003. 3 min read. “Whale Rider” arrives in theaters already proven as one of the great audience-grabbers of recent years. It won the audience awards as the most popular film at both the Toronto and Sundance film festivals, played to standing ovations, left audiences in tears.
Whale Rider. A young Māori girl challenges the traditions of her tribe and pursues her dream of becoming the chief. A heartwarming and inspiring movie based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera.
The Whale Rider has been a worldwide bestseller, and is the most-translated work by a New Zealand author. [7] In 1995 it was translated into Māori by Tīmoti Kāretu, as Te kaieke tohorā. [8] In 2006 a picture book version illustrated by Bruce Potter was listed as one of the Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand Notable Books List.
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai...
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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…
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.Director: Niki Car...
A 12-year-old Māori girl dreams of being the tribe's first female chief — but her grandfather's dogged belief in outmoded traditions stands in her way. Watch trailers & learn more.
