

Whale Rider
Visit website7.1/10 • 414
2003-01-30 • 1h 41m
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
- Directors
- Niki Caro
- Editors
- David Coulson

Whale Rider
Visit website2003-01-30 • 1h 41m
7.1/10 • 414
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
- Directors
- Niki Caro
- Editors
- David Coulson
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKeisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $8,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $41,400,000.00
- Keywords
- divingbecoming an adultgrandparent grandchild relationshiptraditionloss of loved oneoceanwhaleempowermentnew zealandmaori traditionchiefmodern societycanoepatriarchstick fightingpatriarchymagic realismwoman directorswimming underwaterwar dancetraditional dance