Whale Rider
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Whale Rider [Maori title: Te Kaieke Tohora] is a 2002 film based on the book The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. It is about the struggles of a Maori girl, Paikea, to succeed her grandfather as leader of her tribe in spite of tradition dictating that the chief be male.
- Written and directed by Niki Caro.
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[edit] Paikea
- In the old days the land felt a great emptiness… it was waiting waiting… waiting to be filled up…waiting for someone to love it… waiting for a leader.
- My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs...
- There was no gladness when I was born.
- By being born I broke the line back to the ancient ones. It wasn't anybody's fault — it just happened.
- My Koro wished in his heart that I'd never been born. But he changed his mind.
- Why doesn't he want me?
- We can learn — and if the knowledge is given to everyone — then we can have lots of leaders, and soon everyone will be strong — not just the ones that have been chosen — because sometimes even if you're the leader and you need to be strong — you can get tired…
- I wasn't scared to die.
[edit] Koro
- Wise leader, forgive me. I am but a fledgling new to flight.
[edit] Taglines
- One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future.
- In the ways of the Ancients, she found a hope for the future.
[edit] Cast
- Keisha Castle-Hughes - Paikea "Pai" Apirana
- Rawiri Paratene - Koro Apirana
- Vicky Haughton - Nani Flowers Apirana
- Cliff Curtis - Porourangi Apirana
- Grant Roa - Uncle Rawiri Apirana
