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Jun 20, 2003 · Written by. Caro. "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.
Jun 6, 2003 · Oct 5, 2021. Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin...
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Oct 17, 2022 · Madman Films. 245K subscribers. Subscribed. 414. 60K views 1 year ago 2 products. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back to a single ancestor,...
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.Director: Niki Car...
The Whale Rider is a 1987 novel by New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera. [2] [3] In 2002 it was adapted into a film, Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro. [4] Plot. Carving of Paikea at Whangara 's marae. Set in the 1980s in Whangara, a Māori community on the eastern edge of New Zealand 's North Island, the novel is a retelling of the myth of Paikea .
Jun 6, 2003 · 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: Witi Ihimaera, Niki Caro. Whale Rider. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews. 80. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings.
Mar 6, 2013 · AMBI Distribution. 41.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 946. 366K views 10 years ago. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or...
