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Release Date: 2002

Cast: Grant Roa, Tenia McClutchie-Mita, Tyronne White, Mabel Wharekawa, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Patuwai, Rawiri Paratene, Tahei Simpson, Rawinia Clarke, Tammy Davis ...MORE

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