Everything You Need to Know About Whale Rider Movie (2003): Dec. 22, 2008 - added the soundtrack release date of June 17, 2003 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Who's Involved:
Cliff Curtis, Niki Caro, Roi Taimana, Taungaroa Emile, Grant Roa, Vicky Haughton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Tammy Davis, Rawiri Paratene, Rawinia Clarke, Tahei Simpson, Elizabeth Skeen
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned MPA
Rating Reason: brief language, a momentary drug reference
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people - or Whangara iwi - 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 11-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.
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Who stars in Whale Rider: Cast List
Who's making Whale Rider: Crew List
A look at the Whale Rider behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Niki Caro last directed The Mother and Mulan.
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Production: What we know about Whale Rider?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Whale Rider DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Whale Rider was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 .
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