The legend is that Paikea rode on the back of a
whale and led his people to New Zealand. Since
that time tradition has decreed that the first-
born male descendant will become chief of the
tribe. Then Pai is born...and she is a girl. She
grows up within a close-knit village which retains
the tribes traditional spiritual relationship with
the sea and their warrior values. Although loved
by all, Pai faces rejection from her grandfather
who is brokenhearted that there is no grandson to
carry on the line. But Pai is indeed blessed with
the spiritual and leadership qualities of her
ancestors and, in her own way, struggles in a
male-dominated world to prove herself to her
grandfather, the chief, and win his respect. Then
the community is forced to come together in order
to save a pod of whales that is stranded on its
beach. Pai's spiritual affinity with the whales
and her courage finally proves that she is the
true leader of her people.....
| Format size: | Widescreen |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Country: | CAN |
| Runtime: | 101 min. |
| Number of discs: | 1 |
| Subtitles: | English |
