Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2003
1h 41m
7.0

7.0/10

440 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Family

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $8,000,000

Revenue: $41,400,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
South Pacific Pictures Pandora Film ApolloMedia New Zealand Film Production Fund New Zealand Film Commission NZ on Air Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production Countries
Germany New Zealand
Spoken Languages
English Maori

Keywords

diving becoming an adult grandparent grandchild relationship tradition loss of loved one ocean whale empowerment new zealand maori tradition chief modern society canoe patriarch stick fighting patriarchy magic realism woman director swimming underwater war dance traditional dance

Quick Facts

Release Date January 30, 2003
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0298228
Website Visit Site

Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes
Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene
Rawiri Paratene

Koro

Vicky Haughton
Vicky Haughton

Nanny Flowers

Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis

Porourangi

Grant Roa
Grant Roa

Uncle Rawiri

Mana Taumaunu
Mana Taumaunu

Hemi

Rachel House
Rachel House

Shilo

Taungaroa Emile
Taungaroa Emile

Willie

Tammy Davis
Tammy Davis

Dog

Mabel Wharekawa
Mabel Wharekawa

Maka

Rawinia Clarke
Rawinia Clarke

Miro

Tahei Simpson
Tahei Simpson

Miss Parata

Key Crew

Niki Caro
Director
Niki Caro
Screenplay
John Barnett
Producer
Tim Sanders
Producer
Frank Hübner
Producer
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer