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.

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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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Corporate Authors: South Pacific Pictures (Firm), ApolloMedia (Firm), Pandora Film (Firm), New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Sanders, Tim (Film producer), Barnett, John, 1945-, Huebner, Frank, Caro, Niki, 1967-, Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, Paratene, Rawiri, Haughton, Vicky, Curtis, Cliff, 1968-, Roa, Grant, 1974-, Taumaunu, Mana, 1989-, House, Rachel, Narbey, Leon, 1947-, Coulson, David, Gerrard, Lisa, Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned; sound track in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003], ©2002.
Edition:Special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Grandparent and child > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
Whales > Drama.
Chiefdoms > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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