Paikea "Pai" Apirana
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Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
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.
A 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera. It tells the story of Pai, a young Maori girl who challenges the patriarchal tradition of her tribe and claims her ancestral heritage as the descendant of a whale rider.
Oct 17, 2022 · 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...
Jun 20, 2003 · "Whale Rider" arrives in theaters already proven as one of the great audience-grabbers of recent years. It won the audience awards as the most popular film at both the Toronto and Sundance film festivals, played to standing ovations, left audiences in tears.
Jun 6, 2003 · Whale Rider is a 2003 drama film about a Maori girl who challenges the ancient tradition of male chiefdom in New Zealand. The film has a 91% critics rating and an 88% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and features a breakthrough performance by Keisha Castle-Hughes.
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