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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 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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| Homepage | http://www.whaleriderthemovie.com/ |
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| Release Date | 2003-01-30 |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Directors | Leon Narbey, Niki Caro, Sigmund Spath |
| Producers | Tim Sanders, Frank Hübner, John Barnett, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Reinhard Brundig, Witi Ihimaera |
| Writers | Witi Ihimaera, Niki Caro, Joan Scheckel, Gavin Strawhan |
