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Title WHALE RIDER [DVD videorecording] / 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 Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro.
Publication Info. Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, DVD [2003], c2002.
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 Windermere  DVD FAMILY WHA    Checked Out
Edition Special ed.
Description 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital.
Note Closed-captioned.
Cast Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House.
Credits Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a mementary drug reference.
Summary 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 possess a natural leadership ability.
Note Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase.
Awards San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro).
Subject Grandparent and child -- New Zealand -- Whangarei -- Drama.
Whales -- Drama.
Chiefdoms -- New Zealand -- Whangarei -- Drama.
Genre Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Sanders, Tim.
Barnett, John, 1945-
Hübner, Frank.
Caro, Niki.
Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-
Paratene, Rawiri.
Haughton, Vicky.
Curtis, Cliff, 1968-
Roa, Grant, 1974-
Taumaunu, Mana.
House, Rachel.
Narbey, Leon.
Coulson, David.
Gerrard, Lisa.
Cameron, Kirsty.
Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944- Whale rider.
South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
Apollomedia (Firm)
Pandora Film (Firm)
New Zealand Film Production Fund.
New Zealand Film Commission.
NZ On Air.
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN 1404943722 : $14.99
Standard No. 043396022720
Music # 02272 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
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