Whale Rider
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Release Date:
2003-01-30
Runtime:
101 minutes
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Produced by:
South Pacific Pictures Pandora Film ApolloMedia New Zealand Film Production Fund New Zealand Film Commission NZ on Air Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Starring:
Keisha Castle-Hughes
as Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
as Koro
Vicky Haughton
as Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
as Porourangi
Grant Roa
as Uncle Rawiri
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Mana Taumaunu
as Hemi
Rachel House
as Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
as Willie
Tammy Davis
as Dog
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Mabel Wharekawa
as Maka
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Rawinia Clarke
as Miro
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Tahei Simpson
as Miss Parata
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Roi Taimana
as Hemi's Dad
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Elizabeth Skeen
as Rehua
Rutene Spooner
as Parekura
John Sumner
as Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
as Anne