Whale Rider

Whale Rider

In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.

2003 en 101 minutes

Rating: 7.076

Plot

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.

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Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene

Rawiri Paratene

Koro

Vicky Haughton

Vicky Haughton

Nanny Flowers

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Porourangi

Grant Roa

Grant Roa

Uncle Rawiri

Mana Taumaunu

Mana Taumaunu

Hemi

Rachel House

Rachel House

Shilo

Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile

Willie

Tammy Davis

Tammy Davis

Dog

Mabel Wharekawa

Mabel Wharekawa

Maka

Rawinia Clarke

Rawinia Clarke

Miro

Tahei Simpson

Tahei Simpson

Miss Parata

Roi Taimana

Roi Taimana

Hemi's Dad

Elizabeth Skeen

Elizabeth Skeen

Rehua

Rutene Spooner

Rutene Spooner

Parekura

John Sumner

John Sumner

Obstetrician

Jane O'Kane

Jane O'Kane

Anne

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