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Release Date: 2002

Cast: Grant Roa, Roi Taimana, Tahei Simpson, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Tenia McClutchie-Mita, Vicky Haughton, Rachel House, Tyronne White, Tammy Davis, Peter Patuwai, Elizabeth Skeen, Rutene Spooner ...MORE

Cast: Grant Roa, Roi Taimana, Tahei Simpson, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Tenia McClutchie-Mita, Vicky Haughton, Rachel House, Tyronne White, Tammy Davis, Peter Patuwai, Elizabeth Skeen, Rutene Spooner, Rawiri Paratene, Mana Taumaunu, Cliff Curtis, Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell, Taungaroa Emile, Rawinia Clarke, Mabel Wharekawa ...LESS

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Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a 12-year-old Maori girl who wants to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro believes that this is a role reserved for males only. The film was a co-production between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. The world premiere was on 9 September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. Castle-Hughes... MORE

Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a 12-year-old Maori girl who wants to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro believes that this is a role reserved for males only. The film was a co-production between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. The world premiere was on 9 September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. Castle-Hughes was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai")[In the book, her name is Kahu, short for Kahutia Te Rangi], a 12-year-old girl who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession following the death of her twin brother and mother when she was born. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son – a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, aka Kahutia Te Rangi in the book, the Whale Rider – he who rode on top of a whale from Hawaiki. However, Pai is female and technically cannot inherit the LESS