Whale rider [videorecording] / written and directed by Niki Caro ; produced by Tim Sanders, John Barnett and Frank Hübner; South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Films.

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfil a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Based on the novel "The whale rider" by Witi Ihimaera.

Accompanied by a DVD, an award winning short film entitled: Cracker bag / written and directed by Glendyn Ivin.

"In association with the New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission and NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein - Westfalen GmbH"--Container.

Originally released as a motion picture by South Pacific Pictures in 2002.

Widescreen ; aspect ratio 2.35:1 ; 16:9 transfer ; dual layer.

English audio: Dolby digital 5.1.

Special features include: Deleted scenes ; Behind the scenes ; Te Waka - building the canoe ; Audition - Keisha Castle-Hughes ; Trailers ; Photo gallery ; Audio director's commentary with Niki Caro ; DVD-ROM - knitting pattern "inspired by a kete", designer Margaret Lewis.

Production designer, Grant Major ; director of photography, Leon Narbey ; Costume designer, Kirsty Cameron ; Editor, David Coulson ; Music, Lisa Gerrard; co-producer, Reinhard Brundig; associate producer, Witi Ihimaera.

Keisha Castle Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis.

DVD ; Colour recording system: PAL ; region 4.

Sound track in English with some Māori; English captions for the deaf or hearing impaired.