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. In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future. false 2018-10-08 12:01:57 Whale Rider Niki Caro plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=-2IW9Cr0lWs plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=1AUi_VM-EqE 7.5 2003 PG-13 tt0298228 1088 2003-01-30 2003-01-30 91 97 In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future. Germany New Zealand Drama Family South Pacific Pictures Pandora Film https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/x6qMQ6LActtQSjuXidzuhqVW3AT.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/gk0gnxKDrRGa1J8cN6bYz1aHLW6.jpg Keisha Castle-Hughes Paikea Apirana Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qTHVwnRUSRBR0c4kyuMHq52rghi.jpg Rawiri Paratene Koro Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nrBeUUhxnPGfaFp1d7ZebGrt7tO.jpg Vicky Haughton Nanny Flowers Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lnFcWvcODNxuUUr90YahkEcVCTD.jpg Cliff Curtis Porourangi Actor /var/lib/emby/metadata/library/d8/d8d0984b1168491387486e7e37fb075f/folder.jpg Grant Roa Uncle Rawiri Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/y6DXXF6mJBIvxxcEAMJIKC9bQtS.jpg Mana Taumaunu Hemi Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/fc0AgLhuHDJzCQY8iyJoKXaozTg.jpg Rachel House Shilo Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8UGo2lHG5wtnH55lKPDm8oJ0IOk.jpg Taungaroa Emile Willie Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hw2pIZtKKIasAUkfN2nSalvC2ij.jpg Tammy Davis Dog Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/eTjP8sZ2dAywMqQ6TCydAeDg74B.jpg Mabel Wharekawa Maka Actor Rawinia Clarke Miro Actor Tahei Simpson Miss Parata Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zpU7bFab34kUqflmLIhSW0ZQRbi.jpg tt0298228 srt srt eng progressive False False