Publication
Imprint: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2003. Context: Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Responsibility: South Pacific Pictures, ApolloMedia, Pandora Film present in association with the New Zealand Film Production Fund, the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen ; written & directed by Niki Caro ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner. Credits: Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major. Performer(s): Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis. OCLC Number: 52959575. Language: Closed-captioned; soundtrack in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles. Physical: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Features: Special features: theatrical trailer; TV spots; behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase; Te Waka: building the canoe; Art and photo gallery. DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1; Dolby surround 2.0. Widescreen version (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
ISBN
1404943722 / 9781404943728
UPC
043396022720
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: 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.
FY2012 / jvsn
FY2012 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Awards
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee — 2003)
Description
The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possess a natural leadership ability.
Original language
English
User reviews
LibraryThing member Eurekas
Loved this movie.