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Whale rider [videorecording] / 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 Hèubner ; written & directed by Niki Caro.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 02272 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentPublication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.Edition: Special edDescription: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1404943722
  • 9781404943728
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00573
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major.
Awards:
  • San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro).
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House.Summary: 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 newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possesses a natural leadership ability.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso) CM DVD 00573 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000035423

DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).

Closed-captioned; sound track in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles.

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House.

Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a momentary drug reference.

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 newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possesses a natural leadership ability.

Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase.

San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro).

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