Whale Rider ( 一 )

The leading lady named "Pai ", Her mother gave birth to twins, one is girl, one is boy. Unluckily, the baby boy died soon after birth. Meanwhile, her mother also died during childbirth.

According to the traditional custom of Maori, female cannot inherit the chieftain, the chieftain should be the first-born son. Therefore, Pai's grandfather was very sad and assumed that " Pai" will bring their tribe a disaster. Her grandfather dislike her.

In the same time, her father moves to Germany after her wife passed away to pursue his dream - to be an artist. Nevertheless, luckily, Pai's grandmother love her very much and she always try to protect and encourage her.