Whale Rider
(2003)
Regisseur:
Niki CaroSchauspieler:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Taungaroa Emile, Tahei Simpson, John Sumner, Rawiri Paratene, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Tammy Davis, Mabel Wharekawa, Rawinia Clarke, Roi Taimana, Elizabeth Skeen, Tyronne WhiteVor Jahrtausenden kam der Legende nach der Urahn der Whangara, eines Stammes vom Volke der Maori, auf dem Rücken eines Wales von Polynesien nach Neuseeland geritten. Seither gilt jeder Erstgeborene eines Häuptlings automatisch als Reinkarnation jenes mythischen Whaleriders - bis auf Paikea (Keisha Castle-Hughes), denn die ist ein Mädchen. Insbesondere ihr strenger Großvater Koro (Rawiri Paratene) weigert sich, die Kleine anzuerkennen. Paikea aber will sich nicht geschlagen geben und es den Machos zeigen...
Imposante Naturbilder und eine frohe Botschaft in punkto weiblichen Selbstbewusstseins bietet dieses in kräftige Farben getauchte Teenagerabenteuer vom anderen Ende unserer Welt.
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.
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.
