Whale rider / South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro.
The Whangara people 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 newb...
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| Language: | English |
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English
Spanish |
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Closed-captioned; sound track in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles. |
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Culver City, Calif. :
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
[2003], ©2002.
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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