Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.

The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways. "The Namesake is suffused with radiant grace, and manages to be old-fashioned yet immediate, epic and intimate."--New York Daily News. "The Namesake brims with intelligence, compassion and sensuous delight..."--Chicago Tribune. "A deeply moving saga of several generations of a Bengali family."--San...

Emotional thematic content throughout and some scary action sequences and peril. Based on the bestselling novel by Yann Martel. A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Includes special features.