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Jun 20, 2003 · Sounds too ethnic, uplifting and feminist, right? The genius of the movie is the way is sidesteps all of the obvious cliches of the underlying story and makes itself fresh, observant, tough and genuinely moving. There is a vast difference between movies for 12-year-old girls, and movies about 12-year-old girls, and "Whale Rider" proves it.
Jun 6, 2003 · 91% Tomatometer 157 Reviews 88% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected...
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- Niki Caro
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- Keisha Castle-Hughes
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Verified Audience. Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast. A fairly standard coming of age tale that features a solid performance from Castle-Hughes. Despite being a nearly 1-to-1...
Parents need to know that Whale Rider is a New Zealand coming-of-age film based on a book by Witi Ihimaera and features Māori leads. The film has some intense moments, including the deaths of whales and young characters learning fighting techniques, but nothing bloody is shown.
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Whale Rider isn't perfect. Many reviewers have complained that its cliched path has been tread before by other films, to be too slow to come to the point. Whale Rider is no action movie; it is film about people struggling with their own pasts, their limitations, foibles, desires, and destinies.
Jun 6, 2003 · 1 h 41 m. Summary A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill her destiny. (South Pacific Pictures) Drama. Family. Directed By: Niki Caro. Written By: Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera. Whale Rider. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews. 80.
Metacritic reviews. Whale Rider. 80. Metascore. 31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 100. Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert. The genius of the movie is the way is sidesteps all of the obvious cliches of the underlying story and makes itself fresh, observant, tough and genuinely moving. 90. Washington Post Desson Thomson.
