Year			2003
Country			New Zealand / Germany
Genre			Drama
Rating			G
Parents			Sexual content
Length			1:45
Director			Niki Caro
Writer			Niki Caro Witi Ihimaera
Company			Newmarket Film Group
Starring			Keisha Castle-Hughes Rawiri Paratene Vicky Haughton Cliff Curtis Grant Roa Mana Taumaunu Show more... Keisha Castle-Hughes Rawiri Paratene Vicky Haughton Cliff Curtis Grant Roa Mana Taumaunu Rachel House Taungaroa Emile Tammy Davis Mabel Warekawa-Butt Rawinia Clarke Tahei Simpson Roi Taimana Elizabeth Skeen Tyronne White

In a small New Zealand coastal village, in every generation, a male heir born to the Chief succeeds to the title. Koro is now the Chief. His eldest son, Porourangi, fathers twins - a boy and a girl. But the boy and his mother die in childbirth. The surviving girl is named Pai. The grief-stricken father leaves her to the grand-parents, and leaves the vilage. 12 years later, when Pai's father, Porourangi, returns home, Koro hopes everything is resolved and Porourangi will accept destiny and become his successor. But Porourangi has no intention of becoming Chief. Meanwhile, deep within the ocean, a massive herd of whales is responding, drawn towards Pai and their twin destinies. When the whales become stranded on the beach, Koro is sure this signals an apocalyptic end to his tribe. Until one person prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the people. The Whale Rider.