Whale Rider
(2003) In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future. | Released
Ratings
80%
7.1
7.6
91%
Financials
Revenue: $41,400,000
Budget: $8,000,000
Profit: + $33,400,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jan 30, 2003
Rating: 2003-06-06
Run Time: 1h 41m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: Germany , New Zealand
Production Companies: South Pacific Pictures , Pandora Film , ApolloMedia , New Zealand Film Production Fund , New Zealand Film Commission , NZ on Air , Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Niki Caro
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| Writing | Author |
Witi Ihimaera
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| Screenplay |
Niki Caro
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| Script Consultant |
Joan Scheckel
Gavin Strawhan
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| Production | Producer |
John Barnett
Tim Sanders
Frank Hübner
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| Executive Producer |
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
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| Co-Producer |
Reinhard Brundig
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| Associate Producer |
Witi Ihimaera
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| Casting |
Diana Rowan
Christina Asher
Stuart Turner
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| Casting Assistant |
Riwia Fox
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Lisa Gerrard
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| Sound Recordist |
David Madigan
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| Sound Designer |
Stephan Colli
Josef Steinbüchel
Mirko Reinhard
André Zimmermann
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| Foley Artist |
Wilmont Schulze
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Stefan Korte
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Leon Narbey
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| Underwater Director of Photography |
Sigmund Spath
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| Editing | Editor |
David Coulson
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| Art | Production Design |
Grant Major
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| Title Designer |
James Mok
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Kirsty Cameron
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| Makeup Supervisor |
Denise Kum
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| Crew | Stunt Coordinator |
Mark Harris
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| Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor |
George Maihoefer
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