Directed by:
Niki CaroScreenplay:
Niki CaroCinematography:
Leon NarbeyComposer:
Lisa GerrardCast:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Tammy Davis, John Sumner, Taungaroa Emile, Jane O'KaneVOD (1)
Plots(1)
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back 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. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Soundtracks
Whale Rider
Label: 4AD Records
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Length: 40:25
| 1. | Paikea Legend | Lisa Gerrard | 03:29 |
| 2. | Journey Away | Lisa Gerrard | 03:43 |
| 3. | Rejection | Lisa Gerrard | 01:43 |
| 4. | Biking Home | Lisa Gerrard | 03:25 |
| 5. | Ancestors | Lisa Gerrard | 01:43 |
| 6. | Suitcase | Lisa Gerrard | 01:04 |
| 7. | Pai Calls The Whales | Lisa Gerrard | 01:32 |
| 8. | Reiputa | Lisa Gerrard | 02:14 |
| 9. | Disappointed | Lisa Gerrard | 02:55 |
| 10. | They Came To Die | Lisa Gerrard | 02:19 |
| 11. | Pai Theme | Lisa Gerrard | 03:49 |
| 12. | Paikea's Whale | Lisa Gerrard | 03:01 |
| 13. | Empty Water | Lisa Gerrard | 01:40 |
| 14. | Waka In The Sky | Lisa Gerrard | 01:56 |
| 15. | Go Forward | Lisa Gerrard | 05:52 |