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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 have always been the first-born and male. Many generations later, the contemporary tale revolves around a young mother whose male newborn twin dies in childbirth. Her young husband flees New Zealand in grief, leaving grandparents Koro and Nanny Flowers to raise the sole survivor, a feisty little girl named Pai, who radiates with life and energy. It's no wonder that her grandmother and the entire community love her, but alas, the grandfather she worships is too busy mourning the loss of the baby boy he expected would lead the tribe to better days.

Production
South Pacific Pictures [nz](presents); ApolloMedia [de](presents); Pandora Filmproduktion [de](presents) (as Pandora Film); New Zealand Film Production Fund [nz](in association with) (as The New Zealand Film Production Fund); New Zealand Film Commission [nz](in association with) (as The New Zealand Film Commission); New Zealand On Air [nz](in association with) (as NZ On Air); Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen [de](sponsored by) (as Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH);

Cast Names
Heemi Taumaunu; Keisha Castle-Hughes; Rawiri Paratene; Vicky Haughton; Cliff Curtis; Grant Roa; Mana Taumaunu; Rachel House; Taungaroa Emile; Tammy Davis; Mabel Wharekawa; Rawinia Clarke; Tahei Simpson; Roi Taimana; Elizabeth Skeen; Tyronne White; Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell; Tenia McClutchie-Mita; Peter Patuwai; Rutene Spooner; Riccardo Davis; Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui; John Sumner; Sam Woods; Pura Tangira; Jane O'Kane; Aumuri Parata-Haua;

Box Office
USD 20,772,796

Release Date
2003-01-18 (Sundance Film Festival)
2003-05-07 (Tribeca Film Festival)
2003-06-06 (limited)
2003-07-04
2003-10-24 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
2004-02-14 (Pan African Film Festival)

Genres
Drama; Family;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG-13 for brief language and a momentary drug reference.

Running Time
1 hr. 41 min.

Director
Niki Caro

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