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7452 votes

Movie

Whale Rider

2003•1h 41m•PG-13•Drama, Family

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.

Top cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Rawiri Paratene

Rawiri Paratene

Vicky Haughton

Cliff Curtis

Grant Roa

Rachel House

Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile

Tammy Davis

Mabel Wharekawa

Details

Director: Niki Caro
Writer: Niki Caro

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Keywords

diving becoming an adult grandparent grandchild relationship tradition loss of loved one

Production

South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Country

Germany, New Zealand

Original language

English

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$41,400,000

Release date

January 30, 2003

Status

Released

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