- Country: Germany, New Zealand
- Genres: Drama, Family
- Release: 2003-08-29
- Director: Niki Caro
- Writers: Niki Caro , Witi Ihimaera
- Language: English | Maori
- Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes , Rawiri Paratene , Vicky Haughton , Cliff Curtis , Grant Roa , Mana Taumaunu , Rachel House , Taungaroa Emile , Tammy Davis , Mabel Wharekawa
- Runtime: 101 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total
- AKA: Jinete de ballenas (Argentina) , Jeździec wielorybów (Poland) , Jinete de ballenas (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Whale Rider (Sweden) , Whale rider (Spain) , Balinanın Sırtında (Turkey) , Оседлавший кита (Russian Federation) , Legenda o jahaču kitova (Serbia) , Whale Rider (South Africa) , Whale Rider (New Zealand) , Te kaieke tohora (New Zealand) , Whale Rider (Canada) , Valasratsastaja (Finland) , Jahacica kitova (Croatia) , Το σημάδι της φάλαινας (Greece) , Legenda o jezdecu kitov (Slovenia) , A bálnalovas (Hungary) , クジラの島の少女 (Japan) , Whale Rider (United Kingdom) , 鯨騎士 (Taiwan) , Người Cưỡi Cá Voi (Vietnam) , To simadi tis falainas (Greece) , Paï : L'Élue d'un peuple nouveau (France, French Republic) , La légende des baleines (Canada) , A Domadora de Baleias (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Whale Rider (Australia) , Момичето, което яздеше китове (Bulgaria) , Encantadora de Baleias (Brazil) , Whale Rider , Whale Rider (Denmark) , La leyenda de las ballenas (Mexico) , La ragazza delle balene (Italy) , Banginių vadeliotoja (Lithuania) , Whale Rider (United States of America) , Whale Rider (Germany)A bálnalovas, A Domadora de Baleias, Balinanin Sirtinda, Encantadora de Baleias, Jahacica kitova, Jezdziec wielorybów, Jinete de ballenas, La légende des baleines, La leyenda de las ballenas, La ragazza delle balene, Legenda o jezdecu kitov, Paï, Te kaieke tohora, To simadi tis falainas, Valasratsastaja, Το Σημάδι της Φάλαινας, Момичето което яздеше китове, Оседлавший кита, 驭鲸少女, 鲸骑士, 鲸鱼骑士
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0298228
Whale Rider Cast · · · ALL
Niki Caro
Director
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician