Whale Rider: film synopsis og plot

Whale Rider

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Whale Rider

An USA Movie poster for Whale Rider

Directed by

Niki Caro

Produced by

John BarnettFrank HübnerTim Sanders

Written by

Witi Ihimaera (novel)Niki Caro (screenplay/film)

Starring

Keisha Castle-HughesRawiri ParateneVicky HaughtonCliff Curtis

Music by

Lisa Gerrard

Cinematography

Leon Narbey

Editing by

David Coulson

Distributed by

Newmarket Films (USA)Buena Vista International (non-USA)

Release date(s)

January 30, 2003 (New Zealand)4 July 2003 (USA)

Running time

101 min.

Country

New Zealand

Language

EnglishM?ori

Budget

NZD 6,000,000 (est.)

Gross revenue

$41,442,113

Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The world première was on September 9, 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Contents

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1 Plot

2 Production and awards

2.1 Awards and nominations

3 Cast

4 See also

5 External links

[edit] Plot

The movie's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai") at the age of 12 who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son — a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider — he who rode atop a whale from Hawaiki. However, Pai is female and technically cannot inherit the leadership.