Movie
Whale Rider
2003PG-131h 41m7.0 / 10
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Whale Rider opened in theaters August 29, 2003. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about Whale Rider
Cast
Keisha Castle-HughesPaikea Apirana
Rawiri ParateneKoro
Vicky HaughtonNanny Flowers
Cliff CurtisPorourangi
Grant RoaUncle RawiriMana TaumaunuHemi
Rachel HouseShilo
Taungaroa EmileWillieCredits
- Directed by
- Niki Caro
- Written by
- Niki Caro
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $41.4M
Production
- South Pacific PicturesNew Zealand
Pandora FilmGermany- ApolloMediaGermany
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
New Zealand Film CommissionNew Zealand
NZ on AirNew Zealand
Themes
becoming an adultcanoechiefdivingempowermentgrandparent grandchild relationshiploss of loved onemagic realism