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DVD
& Video: January 19 2004
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri
Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis.
Written and Directed by:
Niki Caro
Certificate: PG |
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magical and deeply moving story of a young
girl's struggle to fulfil her destiny, Whale
Rider is an award-winning film from New Zealand
filmmaker Niki Caro. |
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a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori
claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider.
In every generation, a male heir has succeeded
to the chiefly title. The time is now. When
twins are born, and the boy twin dies, Koro,
the chief, is unable to accept his grand-daughter,
Pai, as a future leader. |
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few years later, Koro is convinced that the
tribe's misfortunes began at Pai's birth and
calls for his people to bring their sons to
him, in the hope that the new leader is among
them. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the
world, but she must stand up to him and a
thousand years of tradition to reveal the
true way forward. |
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