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Whale Rider (2003)

Drama Family Kids 101mins (PG)

7.3 / 10 IMDb 7.5 / 10

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Whale Rider

2003 DramaFamilyKids 101mins PG

7.3 / 10 IMDb 7.5 / 10

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 riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.

Whale Rider: Cast & Crews

Directors

Niki Caro

Top Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa

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