01351cgm a2200253 4500 770864890 TxAuBib 20050823120000.0 040608s2003||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781404943728 1404943722 NMPL NMPL NMPL TxAuBib Whale rider [Video]. DVD. Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003. 1 DVD disc. Rated PG-13/Color/101 minutes. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Maria Taumaunu, Rachel House. The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possess a natural leadership ability. 20040608. English and Spanish subtitles. Spanish language. Ihimaera, Witi.