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Whale Rider
Release Date: 2003-01-30
Rating: 7.1 ⭐
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Genres:
- Drama
- Family
Budget: $8,000,000
Runtime: 101 minutes
Production Companies:
- South Pacific Pictures
- Pandora Film
- ApolloMedia
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
- New Zealand Film Commission
- NZ on Air
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Top Cast:
- Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana
- Rawiri Paratene as Koro
- Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers
Main Crew:
- Niki Caro - Director
- John Barnett - Producer
