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Whale Rider(2003)
• Drama, Family • 1h 41m
7.1Play Video

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

Overview

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

Director
Niki Caro
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$41,400,000.00

Featured Cast (17)

Keisha Castle-Hughes image
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
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Rawiri Paratene
Koro
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Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
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Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
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Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
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Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
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Rachel House
Shilo
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Taungaroa Emile
Willie
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Tammy Davis
Dog

Backgrounds (7)

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