Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
It's not too often that I see a low budget film that I consider to be very well done. This one is.
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Central Branch | DVD Whale | Copies Available |
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Plevna Branch | DVD Whale | On loan until: 17/May/25 |
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| Title Statement | Whale rider: La légende des baleines / [DVD] = Newmarket Films, South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film, in association with The New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air ; produced by Tim Sanders, John Barnett and Frank Hübner ; written and directed by Niki Caro. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Légende des baleines |
| Additional Contributors | Ihimaera, Witi Tame,1944- |
| Caro, Niki | |
| Castle-Hughes, Keisha | |
| Paratene, Rawiri | |
| Haughton, Vicky | |
| Publication | Montreal: Alliance Atlantis, c2003. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935200581 |
| Other Number | 1337578 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. DVD. Special features include: director's commentary, deleted scenes, "Te waka: building the canoe" featurette, behind the scenes, soundtrack showcase, art gallery, story board gallery, theatrical trailer and TV spots. Widescreen version. Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. |
| Languages | English and French language tracks with English and Spanish language subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVD Dolby 5.1 surround. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Maori (New Zealand people)--Fiction |
| Whales--Fiction | |
| Feature films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
| Maoris--Romans | |
| Baleines--Romans | |
| Longs métrages | |
| Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs | |
| By Location | New Zealand--Fiction |
| Nouvelle-Zélande--Romans | |
