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(drama, family)
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.
actors:
| Keisha Castle-Hughes | as Paikea |
| Rawiri Paratene | as Koro |
| Vicky Haughton | as Nanny Flowers |
| Cliff Curtis | as Porourangi |
| Grant Roa | as Uncle Rawiri |
| Mana Taumaunu | as Hemi |
| Rachel House | as Shilo |
| Taungaroa Emile | as Willie |
| Tammy Davis | as Dog |
| Mabel Wharekawa | as Maka |
| Rawinia Clarke | as Miro |
| Tahei Simpson | as Miss Parata |
| Roi Taimana | as Hemi's Dad |
| Elizabeth Skeen | as Rehua |
| Tyronne White | as Jake |
Niki Caro
rating:7.90
See also: Drama: Apocalypse Now
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