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.
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Production | Frank Hübner | Producer |
Directing | Niki Caro | Director |
Camera | Leon Narbey | Director of Photography |
Writing | Niki Caro | Screenplay |
Writing | Witi Ihimaera | Author |
Production | John Barnett | Producer |
Sound | Lisa Gerrard | Original Music Composer |
Editing | David Coulson | Editor |
Production | Tim Sanders | Producer |
Production | Linda Goldstein Knowlton | Executive Producer |
Production | Reinhard Brundig | Co-Producer |
Production | Witi Ihimaera | Associate Producer |
Art | Grant Major | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Cameron | Costume Design |
Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | Denise Kum | Makeup Supervisor |
Camera | Sigmund Spath | Underwater Director of Photography |
Sound | David Madigan | Sound Recordist |
Writing | Joan Scheckel | Script Consultant |
Writing | Gavin Strawhan | Script Consultant |
Production | Riwia Fox | Casting Assistant |
Production | Christina Asher | Casting |
Production | Stuart Turner | Casting |
Crew | Mark Harris | Stunt Coordinator |
Visual Effects | George Maihoefer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Art | James Mok | Title Designer |
Sound | Stephan Colli | Sound Designer |
Sound | Josef Steinbüchel | Sound Designer |
Sound | Mirko Reinhard | Sound Designer |
Sound | André Zimmermann | Sound Designer |
Sound | Wilmont Schulze | Foley Artist |
Sound | Stefan Korte | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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