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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 newb...

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Corporate Authors: South Pacific Pictures (Firm), ApolloMedia (Firm), Pandora Film (Firm), New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Caro, Niki, 1967-, Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, Paratene, Rawiri, Haughton, Vicky, Curtis, Cliff, 1968-, Roa, Grant, 1974-, Taumaunu, Mana, House, Rachel, Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Special ed., widescreen version.
Subjects:
Grandparent and child > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
Whales > Drama.
Chiefdoms > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures > New Zealand.
Feature films.

Evans: Media and Reserves (Annex 1st floor)

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Call Number: PN1997.2 .W43 2003
 
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