Whale Rider
2003
1h 41min
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Storyline
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Released
30 January 2003
Runtime
1h 41min
Director
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$41,400,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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
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