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TI  - Whale rider  
AV  - PN1997.2 .W53 2003
PY  - 2003///]
PB  - Distributed by Alliance Atlantis
KW  -  Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Drama
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Grandparent and child
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Ngāti Konohi (New Zealand people)
KW  - Whales
KW  -  New Zealand drama
N1  - Title from container 
Based on the book The whale rider by Witi Ihimaera 
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002 
Special features: Director commentary; deleted scenes; "Te
Waka:" building the canoe featurette; behind the scenes of Whale rider featurette; art gallery; story board gallery; 
theatrical trailer and TV spots; MPAA rating: PG-13 
521 8  CHV rating: PG
N2  - A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the 
leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is 
survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although 
disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village 
people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling
and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. 
With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge
her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in 
order to fulfill her destiny
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