TY  - ADVS
AU  - Sanders,Tim
AU  - Barnett,John
AU  - Hèubner,Frank
AU  - Caro,Niki
AU  - Castle-Hughes,Keisha
AU  - Paratene,Rawiri
AU  - Haughton,Vicky
AU  - Curtis,Cliff
AU  - Roa,Grant
AU  - Taumaunu,Mana
AU  - House,Rachel
AU  - Narbey,Leon
AU  - Coulson,David
AU  - Gerrard,Lisa
AU  - Ihimaera,Witi Tame
ED  - South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
ED  - ApolloMedia (Firm)
ED  - Pandora Film (Firm)
ED  - New Zealand Film Production Fund.
ED  - New Zealand Film Commission.
ED  - NZ On Air.
ED  - Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
TI  - Whale rider
SN  - 1404943722
AV  - CM DVD 00573 
U1  - 791.43/72 22
PY  - 2003///], c2002
CY  - Culver City, Calif.
PB  - Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
KW  - Grandparent and child
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Whangarei
KW  - Drama
KW  - Whales
KW  - Chiefdoms
KW  - Feature films
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
N1  - Originally released as a motion picture in 2002; Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera; Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase; Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major; Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House; MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a momentary drug reference
N2  - 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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