Whale Rider DVD 2002 A bálnalovas / Directed by Niki Caro / Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis

UPC 5999551920415  /  5999016344275

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian

Total Runtime: 98 minutes

English Summary:

Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand-German family drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro Apirana believes that this is a role reserved for males only.

The film's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai"). The village leader should be the first-born son, a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider, he who rode on top of a whale (Tohora) from Hawaiki. Pai is originally born a twin, but her twin brother and her mother died during childbirth. Pai is female and so technically cannot inherit the leadership. While her grandfather, Koro, later forms an affectionate bond with his granddaughter, carrying her to school every day on his bicycle, he also condemns her and blames her for conflicts happening within the tribe.

After the death of his wife and despite overwhelming pressure from Koro, Pai's father refuses to assume traditional leadership or finish the waka (canoe) that he had started building for the baby son; instead, he moves to Germany to pursue a career as an artist. At one point, Paikea decides to live with her father because her grandfather says he does not want her. However, as they are driving away, she finds that she cannot bear to leave the sea as the whale seems to be calling her back. Pai tells her father to return her home.

Hungarian Summary:

Új-Zéland őslakói, a keleti partvidéken élő maorik azt állítják, hogy ősük, Paikea bálna hátán érkezett meg a szigetre. A hagyomány szerint minden generációban a fiú örökös veszi át a családfő szerepét. Azonban egy ikerpár születésekor a fiútestvér meghal, így a lány, Pai rendeltetett a jövőbeli családfő szerepének betöltésére. Koro, a családfő nem hajlandó beleegyezni, hogy lány unokája lépjen a nyomába. Pár évvel később Koro a fejébe veszi, hogy törzse folyamatos szerencsétlensége Pai születésével kezdődött, ezért összehívja embereit, hátha köztük van a leendő vezér. Pai a világon mindenkinél jobban szereti Koro-t, de szembe kell szállnia vele és a több ezer éves hagyománnyal, hogy bebizonyítsa: ő az igazi örökös.

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