Whale Rider
Whale Rider

Whale Rider

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

7.1(422 votes)
2003
1h 41m
Drama
Family

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

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

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene

Rawiri Paratene

Koro

Vicky Haughton

Vicky Haughton

Nanny Flowers

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Porourangi

Grant Roa

Grant Roa

Uncle Rawiri

Mana Taumaunu

Mana Taumaunu

Hemi

Rachel House

Rachel House

Shilo

Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile

Willie

Tammy Davis

Tammy Davis

Dog

Mabel Wharekawa

Mabel Wharekawa

Maka

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