Title Whale rider / South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in assoication The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH ; producers, Tim Sanders, John Barnett, Frank Hübner ; written & directed by Niki Caro.

Publication Info.	Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
	©2002

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Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	DVD WHALE	Check Shelf
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department	DVD WHALE RIDER	Check Shelf
Bloomfield at the Atrium	DVD WHALE RIDER	Check Shelf
Bloomfield at the Atrium	J DVD WHALE RIDER	Check Shelf
Bristol, Manross Branch - Young Adult	YADVD WHALE RIDER	Check Shelf
Burlington Public Library - Videos	DVD WHALE	Check Shelf
Canton Public Library - Adult Department	DVD WHALE	Check Shelf
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department	J DVD WHA c.2	Check Shelf
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Teen	TEEN DVD WHA	Check Shelf
Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult DVDs	DVD WHA	Check Shelf

Edition	Special edition, widescreen.
Description	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note	Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
	Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera.
	Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; soundtrack showcase.
Credits	Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major.
Cast	Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House.
Summary	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.
Audience	MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a mementary drug reference.
System Details	DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital.
Awards	San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro).
Language	Closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Local Note	CMWLDVD
Subject	Grandparent and child -- New Zealand -- Whangarei -- Drama.
	Whales -- Drama.
	Chiefdoms -- New Zealand -- Whangarei -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Sanders, Tim.
	Barnett, John, 1945-
	Huebner, Frank.
	Caro, Niki, 1967-
	Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-
	Paratene, Rawiri.
	Haughton, Vicky.
	Curtis, Cliff, 1968-
	Roa, Grant, 1974-
	Taumaunu, Mana, 1989-
	House, Rachel.
	Narbey, Leon, 1947-
	Coulson, David, 1948-
	Gerrard, Lisa, 1946-
	Cameron, Kirsty, 1962-
	Ihimaera, Witi, 1944- Whale rider.
	South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
	ApolloMedia (Firm)
	Pandora Film (Firm)
	New Zealand Film Production Fund.
	New Zealand Film Commission.
	NZ On Air.
	Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN	1404943722
Standard No.	043396022720
Music No.	02272 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

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