Whale Rider.
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,...
| Uniform Title: | Kanopy films.
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English,Maori |
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[place of publication not identified] :
Shout Factory,
2002.
2002. |
| Series: | Kanopy films.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Note: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Cliff Curtis, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton |