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Whale Rider
Whale Rider
The action of the film is associated with the ancient legend of Maori - about the leadership of ancient times of Kahutia those wounds who was saved from the revenge of his envious brother Roatapu with a huge whale named Paykea. Keith took the hero to the distant land of Aotearoa, where Kahu accepted the name of his savior - Paikaa, a donkey and acquired a family in a town, later named Uangar. Many centuries later, the leader of the Uangar tribe - Kor - considered his life to be complete, since he does not have the male heirs who would have the right to bear the name of the "saddled whale". According to the custom of the tribe, only a man can be a leader, and he must be a first-a-first child with his parents. His grandson died with his mother during the birth of Gemini, and his son left the country with Tow, leaving his surviving daughter to educate grandfather and grandmother. The granddaughter of Koru by the name of Pai for a long time struggled with the prejudices of her grandfather regarding her, and in the end decided to prove that she was able to become a leader, lead the tribe and bear the proud name of Paikaa. To do this, you need to make almost impossible - to master the combat art of ancestors, which is available only to men, study ancient spells, prove that you have a strong spirit, and also, climb onto the back of the whale and ride in full view of the ocean giant ...
