A Movie Everyone Should See!

A hugh international hit, this contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph concerns a 12-year old girl who dares to challenge the tradition-bound status quo in her coastal village. She emerges leader of her Maori tribe, the Polynesian people native to New Zealand.

Stars Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis and Grant Roa.

Written and directed by Niki Caro.

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More About Whale Rider

According to Wikipedia, The movie's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai") at the age of 12 who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son — a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider — he who rode atop a whale from Hawaiki. However, Pai is female and technically cannot inherit the leadership.

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