Whale rider [dvd] / a Newmarket Films, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in assoication 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 Hubner ; written & directed by Niki Caro.
Format:
[dvd] /
Edition:
15th anniversary edition.
Publisher:
Shout Factory,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from sell sheet. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: director commentary ; "Te Waka: building the canoe" featurette ; behind-the-scenes of "Whale rider" ; deleted scenes with optional commentary ; poster art and photo gallery.
Summary:
A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny.
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