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Whale Rider

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

2003 1h 41m ★ 7.0 (461 votes) Released
DramaFamily

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

Crew: Niki Caro (Screenplay) · Niki Caro (Director)

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

Keywords

divingbecoming an adultgrandparent grandchild relationshiptraditionloss of loved oneoceanwhaleempowermentnew zealandmaori tradition

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