Whale rider /

The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newb...

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Corporate Authors:	ApolloMedia (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), NZ On Air, New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Film Production Fund, Pandora Film (Firm), South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors:	Barnett, John, 1945-, Caro, Niki, Caro, Niki, 1967-, Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, Coulson, David, Coulson, David, 1948-, Curtis, Cliff, 1968-, Gerrard, Lisa, Haughton, Vicky, House, Rachel, Huebner, Frank, Hübner, Frank, Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-, Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-, Narbey, Leon, Narbey, Leon, 1947-, Paratene, Rawiri, Roa, Grant, 1974-, Sanders, Tim, Sanders, Tim (Film producer), Taumaunu, Mana, Taumaunu, Mana, 1989-
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English
Published:	Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002 Culver City, Calif. : [2003], ©2002
Edition:	Special ed
Subjects:	Chiefdoms > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama Feature films > New Zealand Grandparent and child > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama Video recordings for the hearing impaired Whales > Drama Chiefdoms Grandparent and child Maori (New Zealand people) Whales New Zealand > Whangara Feature films Drama Fiction films Film adaptations