Film
Whale Rider
2003 · 1h 41m · Drama · Family
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
- IMDb
- 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91%
- Metacritic
- 80
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Overview
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
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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
Crew
- Niki CaroScreenplay · Director
- Tim SandersProducer
- Frank HübnerProducer
- John BarnettProducer
- Linda Goldstein KnowltonExecutive Producer
- Leon NarbeyDirector of Photography
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
- David CoulsonEditor
- Christina AsherCasting
- Stuart TurnerCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 30, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Revenue
- $41,400,000
- Genres
- Drama, Family
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