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Line 1: {{Infobox_Film \| ~~<div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:Map of Georgia highlighting Effingham County.png]]</div>~~ name= Whale Rider\| '''Effingham County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. State]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 37,535. The county's [[county seat]] is [[Springfield, Georgia]][[Geographic references\|<sup>6</sup>]]. image= Whale Rider movie poster.jpg \| caption= Movie poster for ''Whale Rider'' \| writer= [[Witi Ihimaera]] (novel)<br>[[Niki Caro]] (movie) \| starring= [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]]<br>[[Rawiri Paratene]]<br>[[Vicky Haughton]]<br>[[Cliff Curtis]] \| director= [[Niki Caro]] \| producer= [[John Barnett (film producer)\|John Barnett]]<br>[[Frank Hübner]]<br>[[Tim Sanders]] \| distributor= [[Newmarket Films]] ([[USA]]) \| released = [[January 30]] [[2003]] ([[New Zealand]])<br>[[July 4]] [[2003]] (USA) \| runtime= 101 min. \| language= [[English language\|English]]/[[Māori language\|Māori]] \| imdb_id= 0298228 \| budget= [[NZD]] 6,000,000 (est.) \| }} '''''Whale Rider''''' is a [[2002]] [[film\|movie]] based on the [[1987]] novel by [[New Zealand]] [[Māori]] author [[Witi Tame Ihimaera]]. Whale Rider is an adaptation of the book with the author's involvement by [[Niki Caro]], who also directed. It was released in New Zealand on [[January 30]]<!-- might've been on Jan 29th-->, [[2003]]. The world premiere was on [[September 9]], [[2002]], at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. == ~~Geography~~ Plot== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,250 [[square kilometer\|km²]] (483 [[square mile\|mi²]]). 1,242 km² (479 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.70% water. The movie's [[Plot (narrative)\|plot]] follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai") at the age of 12 who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession because of the [[death]] of her twin brother and mother during [[childbirth]]. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son — a direct [[patrilineal]] descendant of Paikea, the one who rode atop a [[whale]] from [[Hawaiki]]. However, Pai is female. ~~== Demographics ==~~ As of the [[census]][[Geographic references\|<sup>2</sup>]] of [[2000]], there are 37,535 people, 13,151 households, and 10,494 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] is 30/km² (78/mi²). There are 14,169 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (30/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 84.66% [[Race (U.S. census)\|White]], 12.99% [[Race (U.S. census)\|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. census)\|African American]], 0.32% [[Race (U.S. census)\|Native American]], 0.45% [[Race (U.S. census)\|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (U.S. census)\|Pacific Islander]], 0.52% from [[race (U.S. census)\|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population are [[Race (U.S. census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)\|Latino]] of any race. Pai's grandfather Koro Apirana, or Old Paka as his wife Nanny Flowers calls him, the leader of the tribe, is initially angry about her birth. While he later forms an affectionate bond with his granddaughter, carrying her to school every day on his bicycle, he also resents her and blames her for many of the troubles facing the tribe. At one point Pai decides to leave with her father because her grandfather is mistreating her. She finds that she cannot bear to leave the sea and returns home. Pai's father has refused to assume leadership; instead he has moved to Germany to pursue a career as an artist. Pai herself shows an interest, learning traditional songs and dances, but is given little encouragement from her grandfather. Pai feels that even though she is a girl she can still become the leader, which is shown through her determination. There are 13,151 households out of which 43.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% are married couples living together, 11.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.20% are non-families. 16.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.84 and the average family size is 3.18. Koro decides to form a cultural school for the village boys, hoping to find a new leader. Pai, aided by her uncle and one of the students, Hemi, secretly follows the lessons and learns to use a [[taiaha]] ([[fighting stick]]), something traditionally reserved only for males. Her grandfather is enraged when he finds out. His relationship with Pai erodes further when none of the boys prove worthy of the title of leader. In the county the population is spread out with 29.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.20 males. Pai, in an attempt to bridge the rift that has formed, invites Koro to a concert of Māori chants that her school is putting on, as her guest of honor. However, as he is preparing to leave, he notices that numerous [[right whale]]s are beached near Pai's home. The entire village attempts to coax and drag them back into the water, but all efforts prove unsuccessful. Koro sees it as a sign of failure and despairs further. He admonishes Pai against touching the creatures, but when he walks away, she climbs onto the back of the largest whale and coaxes it to re-enter the ocean. Riding on the back of the whale, she leads the entire pod back into the sea, nearly drowning in the process. When she goes out to sea Nanny Flower (Koro's wife and Pai's grandmother) shows him the whales tooth that proves that Pai was meant to be the next leader. When Pai is found and brought to the hospital, Koro begs her forgiveness. The film ends with the village, including Pai's father, uncle and grandparents, celebrating her status as leader. The median income for a household in the county is $46,505, and the median income for a family is $50,351. Males have a median income of $39,238 versus $23,814 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,873. 9.30% of the population and 7.10% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.80% are under the age of 18 and 12.60% are 65 or older. While the plot of the book is basically the same, it pays less attention specifically to Pai/Koro, and mainly focuses from a perspective of narration by Pai's uncle. It clearly expresses the deep resentment felt by her grandfather, and Pai's longing to gain his respect as a rift opens between them. ~~== Cities and towns ==~~ [[Guyton, Georgia\|Guyton]] [[Rincon, Georgia\|Rincon]] [[Springfield, Georgia\|Springfield]] ==Production and Awards== ~~{{Georgia}}~~ Produced by [[South Pacific Pictures]], on the East Coast of New Zealand's [[North Island]], the movie has received highly favourable praise from international critics and audiences. ~~[[Category:Effingham County, Georgia]]~~ [[Category:Georgia counties]]▼ The movie has won a number of international film-festival awards, including: the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s AGF Peoples Choice award in September 2002 * the World Cinema Audience award at the January 2003 [[Sundance Film Festival]] in the [[United States]] * the Canal Plus Award at the January 2003 [[Rotterdam Film Festival]]. [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]] was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her performance, becoming the youngest actress ever nominated for the award. She was 13 years old at the time. ==Controversy== Many people, including [[Roger Ebert]], thought the movie should have been rated [[MPAA film rating system\|PG]] (as opposed to its [[MPAA film rating system#PG-13\|PG-13]] rating) by the [[MPAA]]. Many felt that the rating was received solely because of a brief drug reference. However, the film opened with a sequence in which a mother dies in childbirth (as does one of the newborns), and contains another scene where students are told their "[[penis\|dicks]] will fall off" if they don't obey the teacher - two scenes that are also likely responsible in part for the rating. No real whales were beached to make the film. The whales in the movie were scale models, 9 were animatronic, several manipulated from inside by humans. The [[Right Whale]]s shown underwater were of course real. Castle-Hughes rode a mock-up, and that key sequence occurred several miles offshore. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031116/ANSWERMAN/311160302 ''Movie Answer Man''] [http://thinklings.org/b2commentspopup.php?p=1027&c=1 ''Thinklings Weblog Comments''] ==Cast== [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]] as Paikea Apirana [[Rawiri Paratene]] as Koro Apirana [[Vicky Haughton]] as Nanny Flowers [[Cliff Curtis]] as Porourangi ==See also== [[New Zealand literature]] [[New Zealand cinema]] == External links == {{wikiquote}} [http://www.whaleriderthemovie.co.nz Official site] {{imdb title\|id=0298228\|title=Whale Rider}} [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storyarchive.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=film&reportid=812592 Feature - Whale Rider], at ''The New Zealand Herald'' [http://www.geocities.com/ratesjul/whalerider.html Kahutia/Paikea - The Whale Rider] plot outline of the book *[http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/elsewhere/41.html Little Girl, Big Fish] - movie review <!-- Keisha Castle-Hughes --> {{DEFAULTSORT:Whale Rider, The}} ▲[[Category:~~Georgia~~1987 ~~counties~~novels]] [[Category:2003 films]] [[Category:Films based on fiction books]] [[Category:New Zealand culture]] [[Category:New Zealand films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Environmental films]] [[Category:2003 Sundance Film Festival]] [[Category:Sundance Film Festival award winners]] [[Category:Maori-language films]] [[de:Whale Rider]] [[nl:Whale Rider]]

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