Watch Whale Rider (2003) : Full Movie Online Free 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.
| Title | Whale Rider |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Jan 30, 2003 |
| Genres | Drama, Family, |
| Production Company | South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia |
| Production Countries | Germany, New Zealand |
| Casts | Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Taungaroa Emile, Tammy Davis, Mabel Wharekawa, Rawinia Clarke |
| Plot Keywords | ocean, loss of loved one, tradition, grandparent grandchild relationship, becoming an adult, empowerment, new zealand, maori tradition, chief, modern society, whale, patriarch, stick fighting, canoe, patriarchy, magic realism, woman director, |
Paikea Apirana
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Koro
Rawiri Paratene
Nanny Flowers
Vicky Haughton
Porourangi
Cliff Curtis
Uncle Rawiri
Grant Roa
Hemi
Mana Taumaunu
Shilo
Rachel House
Willie
Taungaroa Emile
Dog
Tammy Davis
Maka
Mabel Wharekawa
Miro
Rawinia Clarke
Miss Parata
Tahei Simpson
Hemi's Dad
Roi Taimana
