Whale Rider
2003 · Movie · 1h 41m · PG-13
DramaFamily
"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 Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
80/100
Key crew
- Niki CaroScreenplay
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
- Niki CaroDirector
Cast
- Keisha Castle-HughesPaikea Apirana
- Rawiri ParateneKoro
- Vicky HaughtonNanny Flowers
- Cliff CurtisPorourangi
- Grant RoaUncle Rawiri
- Mana TaumaunuHemi
- Rachel HouseShilo
- Taungaroa EmileWillie
- Tammy DavisDog
- Mabel WharekawaMaka
- Rawinia ClarkeMiro
- Tahei SimpsonMiss Parata
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Themes
divingbecoming an adultgrandparent grandchild relationshiptraditionloss of loved oneoceanwhaleempowermentnew zealandmaori traditionchiefmodern society