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Whale Rider

Whale Rider

# In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
Drama   Family
📜 Overview: On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
💵 Budget: USD 8,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Maori , English
📆 Date Released: 2003-01-30
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes original image
Paikea Apirana
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Rawiri Paratene original image
Koro
Rawiri Paratene
Vicky Haughton original image
Nanny Flowers
Vicky Haughton
Cliff Curtis original image
Porourangi
Cliff Curtis
Grant Roa original image
Uncle Rawiri
Grant Roa
Mana Taumaunu original image
Hemi
Mana Taumaunu
Rachel House original image
Shilo
Rachel House
Taungaroa Emile original image
Willie
Taungaroa Emile
Tammy Davis original image
Dog
Tammy Davis
Mabel Wharekawa original image
Maka
Mabel Wharekawa
Rawinia Clarke original image
Miro
Rawinia Clarke
Tahei Simpson original image
Miss Parata
Tahei Simpson
Roi Taimana original image
Hemi's Dad
Roi Taimana
Elizabeth Skeen original image
Rehua
Elizabeth Skeen
Rutene Spooner original image
Parekura
Rutene Spooner
John Sumner original image
Obstetrician
John Sumner
Jane O'Kane original image
Anne
Jane O'Kane

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