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Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes | As: Paikea Apirana | |
Rawiri Paratene | As: Koro | |
Vicky Haughton | As: Nanny Flowers | |
Cliff Curtis | As: Porourangi | |
Grant Roa | As: Uncle Rawiri |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future. |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Details
Genres: Drama, Family
Language: English,
Release Date: 30 January 2003
Country: DE, NZ
Runtime: 101m
Company Credits
Company: South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $41,400,000
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Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes |
Paikea Apirana |
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Rawiri Paratene |
Koro |
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Vicky Haughton |
Nanny Flowers |
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Cliff Curtis |
Porourangi |
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Grant Roa |
Uncle Rawiri |
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Mana Taumaunu |
Hemi |
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Rachel House |
Shilo |
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Taungaroa Emile |
Willie |
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Tammy Davis |
Dog |
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Mabel Wharekawa |
Maka |
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Rawinia Clarke |
Miro |
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Tahei Simpson |
Miss Parata |
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Roi Taimana |
Hemi's Dad |
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Elizabeth Skeen |
Rehua |
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Rutene Spooner |
Parekura |
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John Sumner |
Obstetrician |
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Jane O'Kane |
Anne |
Directed By
Niki Caro |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Niki Caro |
Screenplay |
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Witi Ihimaera |
Author |
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Gavin Strawhan |
Script Consultant |
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Joan Scheckel |
Script Consultant |
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Production Crew
Tim Sanders |
Producer |
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Frank Hübner |
Producer |
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John Barnett |
Producer |
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Witi Ihimaera |
Associate Producer |
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Christina Asher |
Casting |
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Stuart Turner |
Casting |
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Reinhard Brundig |
Co-Producer |
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Diana Rowan |
Casting |
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Linda Goldstein Knowlton |
Executive Producer |
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Riwia Fox |
Casting Assistant |
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Edited By
David Coulson |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Kirsty Cameron |
Costume Design |
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Denise Kum |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Sound
Lisa Gerrard |
Original Music Composer |
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David Madigan |
Sound Recordist |
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André Zimmermann |
Sound Designer |
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Wilmont Schulze |
Foley Artist |
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Mirko Reinhard |
Sound Designer |
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Stefan Korte |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Stephan Colli |
Sound Designer |
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Josef Steinbüchel |
Sound Designer |
Visual Effects
George Maihoefer |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Camera
Leon Narbey |
Director of Photography |
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Sigmund Spath |
Underwater Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
James Mok |
Title Designer |
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Grant Major |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
Mark Harris |
Stunt Coordinator |
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