Watch: Whale Rider 2002 Soap2Day, Full Movie Online – 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..
Movie Plot: 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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Original Language en
Runtime N/A
Budget 8000000
Revenue 41400000
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Drama, Family
Director Niki Caro
Writer Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera
Actors Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
Country New Zealand, Germany
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A