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Whale Rider

Whale Rider

# In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
Drama   Family
📜 Overview: A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
💵 Budget: USD 8,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Maori , English
📆 Date Released: 2003-01-30
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.057

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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