Drama / Family
New Zealand / Germany,
2002, 105 min
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'KanePlots(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)Soundtracks
Whale Rider
Label: 4AD Records
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Length: 40:25
Tracklist
| 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 |