Whale Rider (15th Anniversary Edition) - BLU-RAY

After her mother and twin brother die during labor, young Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is raised by her grandfather, the chief of a Maori tribe in New Zealand. In accordance with tradition, her brother would have been next in line for the office. As her grandfather searches for a worthy heir, Pai must prove that she is able-and destined-to lead her people. Wondrously engaging drama also stars Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English (SDH).

In the 1980s, Korean immigrant Jacob Yi (Steven Yuen) sought his piece of the American dream when he packed up his family from California for an Arkansas parcel where he'd farm his homeland's produce. The strains of their new existence, and the fitful bonding of sickly son David (Alan Kim) with the grandmother (Youn Yuh-jung) come to help care for him, are lyrically explored in writer-director's Lee Isaac Chung's acclaimed, semi-autobiographical opus; Yeri Han, Noel Kate Cho co-star. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

In the 1890s, artist and activist Catherine Weldon (Jessica Chastain) left Brooklyn behind and sojourned to the Dakota Territory to fulfill her long-held dream of living amongst the Sioux. Convincing Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes) to sit for a portrait, she becomes the chief's confidante, but her efforts to plead for the Lakota people's autonomy would meet with shattering disappointment. Intriguing, fact-inspired effort co-stars Sam Rockwell, Ciaran Hinds, Michael Nouri, Chaske Spencer. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.