Whale Rider

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes

as Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene

as Koro

Vicky Haughton

as Nanny Flowers

Cliff Curtis

as Porourangi

Grant Roa

as Uncle Rawiri

Mana Taumaunu

as Hemi

Rachel House

as Shilo

Taungaroa Emile

as Willie

Tammy Davis

as Dog

Mabel Wharekawa

as Maka

Reviews

CinemaSerf

In a cinematic world where tens of millions can be dropped on big names, endless CGI and mediocre writing it’s nice to come across something that strips back the story and the characterisations to something more natural. This is one such film. The Whangara people have lived their way, in their commu...

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