Overview
Plot
A young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize in this contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph.
- Directors
- Niki Caro
- Cast
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Taungaroa Emile, Tammy Davis, Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, Rawinia Clarke, Tahei Simpson, Roi Taimana, Elizabeth Skeen, Rutene Spooner, John Sumner, Jane O'Kane
- Country
- Germany, New Zealand
- Genre
- Drama, Family
- Release date
- 2003-01-30
- Studios
- South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Whale Rider Plot and Cast
Set in the present day, Whale Rider follows a young Māori girl who battles to claim a destiny that her grandfather will not acknowledge. Her struggle unfolds as a story of love, rejection, and eventual triumph.
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