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Whale Rider

2003101 min 7.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.”

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

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Release / first air2003-01-30
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Family
DirectorNiki Caro
WriterWiti Ihimaera
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$41,400,000
ProductionSouth Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film

Cast & Crew

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10 cast members
Keisha Castle-HughesKeisha Castle-HughesPaikea Apirana
Rawiri ParateneRawiri ParateneKoro
Vicky HaughtonVicky HaughtonNanny Flowers
Cliff CurtisCliff CurtisPorourangi
Grant RoaGrant RoaUncle Rawiri
Mana TaumaunuMana TaumaunuHemi
Rachel HouseRachel HouseShilo
Taungaroa EmileTaungaroa EmileWillie
Tammy DavisTammy DavisDog
Mabel Wharekawa-BurtMabel Wharekawa-BurtMaka

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#diving#becoming an adult#grandparent grandchild relationship#tradition#loss of loved one#ocean#whale#empowerment#new zealand#maori tradition#chief#modern society#canoe#patriarch#stick fighting#patriarchy#magic realism#woman director#swimming underwater#war dance#traditional dance

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