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October 18 & 19, 2003 |
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Rated PG-13 |
Whale Rider (2002)  October 18, 2003 at 7:00 and 10:00pm in 26-100 and October 19, 2003 at 10:00pm in 26-100. "Wickedly absorbing." "A well-made, well-acted, well-photographed approach to the clash of modern
values with traditional customs...well worth seeing." "A sensation on the international film festival circuit...all these honors turn
out not to do justice to this...substantial film of unexpected emotional
force." Winner of Audience Awards at the Sundance, San Francisco, Seattle, Rotterdam, and Toronto Film Festivals! Pai comes from a long line of chiefs of her New Zealand tribe. According to legend, the first of those chiefs came to the island on the back of a whale. Pai's mother and twin brother died in childbirth, leaving Pai to inherit the leadership of her tribe. However, tradition does not allow for a female to become the chief, and as a result, this 11-year-old girl (Keisha Castle-Hughes) must undergo extraordinary trials in order to prove that she is worthy of the responsibility for which she was born. This coming-of-age tale has the feeling of a legend itself, seeming both completely foreign and completely familiar; the unforgettable story takes you by surprise and affects your very soul. |
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