Table of contents

  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
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Basic facts

Original title Whale Rider
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Swedish release 2003-11-28

Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer

Cast

Companies

Production Company ApolloMedia
South Pacific Pictures Ltd
Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Nonstop Entertainment AB 2003
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2004

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 139358
Date 2003-03-21
Classification Allowed from age 7


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title Whale Rider (Novel)
Author Witi Tame Ihimaera


Release dates

Festival showing 2002-09-09 Toronto Canada
First showing 2003-01-30 New Zealand
Release in Sweden 2003-11-28 BioPalatset Gothenburg Sweden 101 min
2003-11-28 BioPalatset Malmö Sweden 101 min
2003-11-28 BioPalatset Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2003-11-28 Grand Stockholm Sweden 101 min
DVD release 2004-06-02 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2014-10-19 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2776


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2776


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2



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