Whale Rider
“In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.”
2003•PG-13•1h 41m•7.0•Released
DramaFamily
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Director
Niki Caro
Writer
Niki Caro
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$41M
Languages
Maori, English
Studio
South Pacific Pictures
Cast
Keisha 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
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
Production
Company
South Pacific Pictures
Company
Pandora Film
Company
ApolloMedia
Company
New Zealand Film Production Fund
Company
New Zealand Film Commission
Company
NZ on Air
Company
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Producer
Tim Sanders
Producer
Frank Hübner
Producer
John Barnett
Recommended
7.8
Finding Nemo
2003
6.3
The Last Mimzy
2007
7.3
Walkabout
1971
6.3
Cassandra's Dream
2007
6.9
Scarygirl
2023
7.4
The Little Mermaid
1989
8.3
The Lion King
1994
7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
7.8
Big Fish
2003
6.3
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
6.5
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red
2023
7.2
Peter Pan
1953
7.2
Skater Girl
2021
7.2
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024
6.5
Starving in Suburbia
2014
6.7
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
7.4
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991
7.5
The Shack
2017
7.1
Two Brothers
2004
7.4
Life of Pi
2012
Similar Movies
5.8
The Dust Factory
2004
6.8
Closer
2004
2.7
Dr Nazi
2011
4.8
Dear Renzo
2016
7.2
Still Life
2006
7.2
Reign Over Me
2007
6
On the Sunny Side
1956
4.9
In the Navel of the Sea
1998
6
Scénarios sur la drogue
2000
7
The Nativity Story
2006
6.5
Time to Leave
2005
6
Homecoming
2023
6.1
My Life Without Me
2003
7.5
Walk the Line
2005
7.5
Hero
2002
4.8
The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table
2014
7.1
The Lost Child
2000
Win By Fall
2017
6.3
Swell
2016
1
The Lure
1914