Whale Rider
SD
101 min
2003
Published on, 1 year ago
Whale Rider
SD
101 min
2003
Published on, 1 year ago
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.
Country
Released
30 Jan, 2003
Main Cast
Supporting Cast
diving
becoming an adult
grandparent grandchild relationship
tradition
ocean
whale
empowerment
new zealand
maori tradition
chief
modern society
canoe
patriarch
stick fighting
patriarchy
magic realism
swimming underwater
war dance
traditional dance
