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Feature film — 2003

Whale Rider (2003)

7.01h 41mDrama — Family

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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A high-signal pick with 467 votes.

South Pacific Pictures / Pandora Film / ApolloMedia / New Zealand Film Production Fund / New Zealand Film Commission / NZ on Air / Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Director: Niki Caro

On screen

Cast & crew

Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene as Koro

Rawiri Paratene

Koro

Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers

Vicky Haughton

Nanny Flowers

Cliff Curtis as Porourangi

Cliff Curtis

Porourangi

Grant Roa as Uncle Rawiri

Grant Roa

Uncle Rawiri

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Mana Taumaunu

Hemi

Rachel House as Shilo

Rachel House

Shilo

Taungaroa Emile as Willie

Taungaroa Emile

Willie

Tammy Davis as Dog

Tammy Davis

Dog

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Mabel Wharekawa-Burt

Maka

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Rawinia Clarke

Miro

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Tahei Simpson

Miss Parata

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