Whale Rider
"In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future."
2003
1h 41m
7.1
NZ
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$8.0M
$8,000,000
Revenue
$41.4M
$41,400,000
Languages
English
+1 more
Studio
South Pacific Pictures
+6 more
Key Crew
Tim Sanders
Producer
Niki Caro
Screenplay
Niki Caro
Director
Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
M
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
M
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
R
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
T
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
R
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
E
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
