Caro, Niki.  a  b  c  d <br/><br/>
Whale Rider 

 - USA  Sony Pictures  2003 
 - 1 DVD 
 - 101 min. 
<br/><br/> One of the most charming and critically acclaimed films of 2003, the New Zealand hit Whale Rider effectively combines Maori tribal tradition with the timely "girl power" of a vibrant new millennium. Despite the discouragement of her gruff and disapproving grandfather (Rawiri Paratene), who nearly disowns her because she is female and therefore traditionally disqualified from tribal leadership, 12-year-old Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is convinced that she is a tribal leader, and sets about to prove it. Rather than inflate this story (from a novel by Witi Ihimaera) with artificial sentiment, writer-director Niki Caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships, intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes. The mythic whale rider--the ultimate symbol of Maori connection to nature--is also the harbinger of Pai's destiny, and the appealing Castle-Hughes gives a luminous, astonishingly powerful performance that won't leave a dry eye in the house. With its fresh take on a familiar tale, Whale Rider is definitely one from the heart 
<br/><br/><br/>Languages : English, Turkish <br/>Subtitles : English, Turkish 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>B0000CABBW 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drama
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DVD 005800