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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. Her grandfather believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
- $41.4 million
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I) 2003 Winner Film Award. Best Film. Tim Sanders. John Barnett. 2003 Winner Film Award. Best Director. Niki Caro. 2003 Nominee Film Award.
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.
Jun 20, 2003 · "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. I recite these facts right at the top of this review because I fear you might make a hasty judgment that you don't want to see a movie ...
Sep 18, 2002 · Strong adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's 1986 novel, "The Whale Rider" combines straightforward coming-of-age narrative with Maori mysticism to most engaging effect. Second bigscreen feature for New ...
Jun 6, 2003 · Whale Rider PG-13 Released Jun 6, 2003 1h 41m Kids & Family Drama List 91% 157 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe ...
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- Kids & Family, Drama
- PG-13
Jun 6, 2003 · ryancarroll88. Keisha Castle-Hughes put all other child actors to shame in her dramatization of Paikea, a girl whose destiny as the leader of her people is constantly subverted by the traditional ideas of her grandfather. However, as awe-inspiring and inspirational as the story to "Whale Rider" is, director Niki Caro goes to unnecessary lengths ...
