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    PG-132003 · Children · 1h 41m

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    Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera , the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe.

  2. Summaries. A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by ...

  3. Jun 20, 2003 · Witi Ihimaera. "Whale Rider" arrives in theaters already proven as one of the great audience-grabbers of recent years. It won the audience awards as the most popular film at both the Toronto and Sundance film festivals, played to standing ovations, left audiences in tears.

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  5. Jun 6, 2003 · Whale Rider PG-13 Released Jun 6, 2003 1h 41m Kids & Family Drama List 91% Tomatometer 157 Reviews 88% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori...

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    • Niki Caro
    • PG-13
    • Keisha Castle-Hughes
  6. Whale Rider: Directed by Niki Caro. With Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis. A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

    • Niki Caro
    • 2 min
  7. Oct 17, 2022 · Whale Rider 20th Anniversary Edition - Official Trailer. Madman Films. 246K subscribers. Subscribed. 423. 62K views 1 year ago 2 products. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people...

    • Oct 17, 2022
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    • Madman Films
  8. 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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