Whale rider  [videorecording] / 
South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association 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 Hčubner ; written & directed by Niki Caro. 
 - Special ed. 
 - Culver City, Calif. :  Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,  [2003], c2002. 
 - 1 videodisc (101 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major.  Director of photography, Leon Narbey ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Lisa Gerrard ; costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; production designer, Grant Major. 
<br/><br/>Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House. 
<br/><br/> 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 possesses a natural leadership ability. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language and a momentary drug reference. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1). 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed-captioned; sound track in English with optional English and Spanish subtitles. 
<br/><br/> San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award Best - Narrative Feature (Niki Caro). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1404943722 9781404943728 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>043396022720 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>02272  Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grandparent and child--New Zealand--Whangarei--Drama.<br/>Whales--Drama.<br/>Chiefdoms--New Zealand--Whangarei--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00573 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72