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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2003-01-30
- video_camera_front Companies South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- timer Runtime: 101 Mins
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 385 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0298228
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Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
groups Crew
Tim Sanders
Producer
Frank Hübner
Producer
David Coulson
Editor
John Barnett
Producer
Niki Caro
Screenplay
Leon Narbey
Director of Photography
Witi Ihimaera
Author
Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer
Niki Caro
Director
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer
Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant
Josef Steinbüchel
Sound Designer
Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer
James Mok
Title Designer
Kirsty Cameron
Costume Design
Christina Asher
Casting
Witi Ihimaera
Associate Producer
Mark Harris
Stunt Coordinator
Stefan Korte
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Grant Major
Production Design
Diana Rowan
Casting
David Madigan
Sound Recordist
Stuart Turner
Casting
Stephan Colli
Sound Designer
Denise Kum
Makeup Supervisor
Riwia Fox
Casting Assistant
Mirko Reinhard
Sound Designer
Sigmund Spath
Underwater Director of Photography
George Maihoefer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joan Scheckel
Script Consultant
André Zimmermann
Sound Designer
Wilmont Schulze
Foley Artist
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