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Whale Rider
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
Jan 30, 2003 · 1h 41m
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Drama
Family
PLOT
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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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
Directed by
Niki Caro
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$41,400,000
Production
South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country
NZ
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