Whale Rider (2. 00. IMDb. Edit. Storyline. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first- born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 1. 1- year- old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny. WhaleRider the Movie. Other Country Sites: France: Germany: United Kingdom. Whalerider Thanatos, released 14 November 2014 1. Trips'n'Trucks 2. What's In Your Head? 3. Devil Got Me 4. Feed My Affection 5. Thanatos 6. I Am Tarantula 7. Mr. An empowering and uplifting movie, with a wonderful performance by Castle-Hughes. Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand-German family drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The film stars Keisha Castle. Please install Adobe Flash to view this site. | Contact us| Terms of use| © 2002 South Pacific Pictures Ltd./ ApolloMedia GmbH & Co. 5. Whale Rider, the award-winning film from New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro. Released in the UK and Eire. Written by. berkeley. Plot Summary|Plot Synopsis. Taglines. One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future See more ». Edit. Did You Know? Trivia. The whales in the movie were depicted using a combination of footage of real whales, life size models (some with humans creating movement) and CGI. Keisha Castle- Hughes said the key whale riding scene took place 1. See more ». When the girl has been crying and the grandfather is comforting her, he wipes the tears from her face. In some shots, you can see where he wiped the tear, in other shots, you see a tear that has tricked down to her chin, and in some shots, she has a tear that hasn't traveled so far. See more ». In the old days, the land felt a great emptiness. It was waiting. Waiting to be filled up. Waiting for someone to love it. Waiting for a leader. And he came on the back of a whale. A man to lead a new people. Our ancestor, Paikea. But now we were waiting for the firstborn of the new generation, for the descendant of the whale rider. For the boy who would be chief. There was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died, and took our mother with him. Crazy Credits. Made by New Zealand See more ». Soundtracks. (Michael Hodgson (as M. Hodgson) / Paddy Free (as P. Free)). Performed by Pitch Black. Courtesy of Pitch Black.
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