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Whale Rider
“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.
Directed by Niki Caro, Linda Goldstein Knowlton
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User score
452 votes
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Status
Released
Released
January 30, 2003
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
Maori, English
Budget → Revenue
$8M → $41.4M
Top cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
