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)
There is a legend that Paikea rode on the back of a whale and led his people to New Zealand. Since that time tradition has decreed that the first-born male descendant will become chief of the tribe. Then Pai is born...and she is a girl. She grows up within a close-knit village which retains the tribes traditional spiritual relationship with the sea and their warrior values. Although loved by all, Pai faces rejection from her grandfather, Koro, who is brokenhearted that there is no grandson to carry on the line. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Australia
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Whale Rider (2002)
Red Dog (2011)
Rawiri Paratene
New Zealand
Best movies:
Whale Rider (2002)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
Rapa Nui (1994)
Vicky Haughton
Best movies:
Whale Rider (2002)
King Kong (2005)
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2010)
Cliff Curtis
New Zealand
Best movies:
Once Were Warriors (1994)
The Piano (1993)
Blow (2001)
Tammy Davis
Best movies:
Whale Rider (2002)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
John Sumner
UK
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
Whale Rider (2002)
King Kong (2005)
Taungaroa Emile
Best movies:
Once Were Warriors (1994)
Whale Rider (2002)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
Jane O'Kane
Best movies:
Whale Rider (2002)