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Whale Rider [15th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]
by Keisha Castle-Hughes (Paikea 'Pai' Apirana),
Rawiri Paratene (Koro),
Vicky Haughton (Nanny Flowers),
Cliff Curtis (Porourangi),
Grant Roa (Uncle Rawiri),
Mana Taumaunu (Hemi,Fisherman),
Rachel House (Shilo),
Taungaroa Emile (Willie),
Tammy Davis (Dog,Maui),
Mabel Wharekawa (Maka),
Rawinia Clarke (Miro),
Tahei Simpson (Miss Parata),
Roi Taimana (Rewi),
Elizabeth Skeen (Rehua),
Tyronne White (Jake),
Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell (Ropata),
Tenia McClutchie-Mita (Wiremu),
Peter Patuwai (Bubba),
Rutene Spooner (Parekura),
Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui (Henare),
John Sumner (Obstetrician),
Sam Woods (Young Rawiri),
Pura Tangira (Driver),
Jane O'Kane (Anne),
Niki Caro (Director,Screenwriter),
Niki Caro (Director,Screenwriter),
Leon Narbey (Cinematographer),
Lisa Gerrard (Composer),
Lisa Gerrard (Composer),
David Coulson (Editor),
John Barnett (Producer),
Bill Gavin (Executive Producer),
Bill Gavin (Executive Producer),
Linda Goldstein Knowlton (Executive Producer),
Linda Goldstein Knowlton (Executive Producer),
Grant Major (Production Designer),
Charlie McClellan (Special Effects),
Grace Mok (Art Director),
Diana Rowan (Casting),
Tim Sanders (Producer),
Frank Hübner (Producer),
Mark Harris (Stunts),
Chris Burt (Sound Effects),
Grace Mock (Art Director),
Dave Madigan (Sound/Sound Designer)
Format: Blu-ray
ISBN: 826663178630
Publication Date: 08/22/2017
Edition Description: Anniversary Edition / Full Frame
Based on the novel of the same name by Maori writer Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider is a unique family drama directed Niki Caro. On the eastern coast of New Zealand, 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. This tradition is challenged when a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister manages to survive and the father (Cliff Curtis) runs off, overwhelmed with grief. The little girl, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), is brought up by stubborn grandfather Koro (Rawiri Paratene) and gentle grandmother Nanny (Vicky Haughton). Koro, the chief of their tribe, is disappointed because Pai's twin brother was supposed to be the next leader. Trying to find the proper successor, he attempts to organize a leadership group amongst the local boys while Pai enlists the help of her has-been uncle Rawiri (Grant Roa) to teach herself the art of chiefdom. She appears to possess a natural leadership ability and adventurous spirit that draws her to the proliferation of her faltering tribe. Whale Rider premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival and won the World Cinema Audience Award.
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