Whale Rider (2003)
Drama
Family
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.
Cast
Paikea Apirana
Koro
Miro
Miss Parata
Hemi's Dad
Rehua
Parekura
Obstetrician
Anne
Nanny Flowers
Porourangi
Uncle Rawiri
Hemi
Shilo
Willie
Dog
Maka
Crew
Director
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Screenplay
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Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
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Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Production Design
Costume Design
Casting
Makeup Supervisor
Underwater Director of Photography
Sound Recordist
Script Consultant
Script Consultant
Casting Assistant
Casting
Casting
Stunt Coordinator
Visual Effects Supervisor
Title Designer
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Foley Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer