The whale rider
The film's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana (the Whale Rider, Who rode on top of a whale. The village leader should be the first-born son. Pai is originally born a twin, but her twin brother and her mother died during birth. Pai is female and so technically cannot inherit the leadership.
After the death of his wife and despite overwhelming pressure from Koro, Pai's father refuses to assume traditional leadership or finish the waka (canoe) that he had started building for the baby son; instead, he moves to Germany to pursue a career as an artist. At one point, Paikea decides to live with her father because her grandfather says he doesn't want her. However, as they are driving away, she finds that she cannot bear to leave the sea as the whale seems to be calling her back. Pai tells her father to return her home.
Witi Ihimaera ,who wrote whale rider , wrote around 50 books himself.
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