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Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera
introduced by Witi Ihimaera Saturday 11 June 10am Salisbury Arts Centre
Saturday 11 June 12.30pm Salisbury Arts Centre
Tickets £8.50
Tickets £8.50
The rugged coastline of New Zealand’s North Island is the setting for a clash between ancient mythology and traditional lifestyles in one of the most rousing coming-of-age tales in world cinema. The Whangara people claim they are descendants of Paikea, the Whale Rider, and for over 1,000 years Whangara chiefs have been
the first-born and male. Pai is a feisty 12-year-old girl whose twin brother died at birth. Her grandfather looks to the local boys for his successor. But Pai has other ideas… Niki Caro | New Zealand | 2002 105 minutes | Certificate PG
50 | Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival 2016
A respected Māori author with an international reputation, Witi Ihimaera joins us exclusively at the Festival to talk about his novel The Whale Rider and the Māori legends upon which his many short stories are based. The Whale Rider has become one of his best loved books and was made into a 2002 film, to be screened before this talk (see left).
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