Whale Rider
Whale RiderSynopsis
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. 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.
Country
Germany / New Zealand
Runtime
1 hour 41 minutes
Production year
2002
Online premiere
11 July 2003
World premiere
9 September 2002
Release date
| 8 May 2003 | Australia | PG | |
| 19 February 2004 | Czechia | U | |
| 24 August 2003 | France | U | |
| 14 August 2003 | Germany | 6 | |
| 20 February 2003 | Great Britain | PG | |
| 21 November 2003 | Italy | ||
| 30 January 2003 | New Zealand | ||
| 8 October 2004 | South Korea | All | |
| 11 June 2004 | Spain | APTA | |
| 6 June 2003 | USA | PG-13 |
MPAA
PG-13
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide Gross
$41,062,976
Production
South Pacific Pictures, ApolloMedia Distribution, Pandora Filmproduktion
Also known as
Whale Rider, Jinete de ballenas, A bálnalovas, A Domadora de Baleias, Balinanın Sırtında, Banginių vadeliotoja, Encantadora de Baleias, Jahacica kitova, Jeździec wielorybów, La légende des baleines, La leyenda de las ballenas, La ragazza delle balene, Legenda o jahaču kitova, Legenda o jezdecu kitov, Người Cưỡi Cá Voi, Paï : L'Élue d'un peuple nouveau, Te kaieke tohora, To simadi tis falainas, Valasratsastaja, Το σημάδι της φάλαινας, Верхи на киті, Момичето, което яздеше китове, Оседлавший кита, クジラの島の少女, 鯨騎士, 鲸骑士
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