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Whale Rider

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

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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Info about Whale Rider

Studio(s): South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film

Originally Released: Australia, May 08, 2003

Production Countries: Germany, New Zealand

Box Office Gross: $20,662,447.00

Genres:Drama, Family

Whale Rider: Where to Watch Online in Australia?

Currently you are able to watch "Whale Rider" for free with ads on SBS On Demand.