Whale Rider (2003)

Whale Rider (2003)

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

Release Date: 2003, January 30
Directors: Niki Caro
Countries: Germany, New Zealand
Production: South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cast: Cliff Curtis, Rachel House, Grant Roa, Tahei Simpson, John Sumner, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Tammy Davis, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Mabel Wharekawa, Taungaroa Emile, Roi Taimana

Overview:

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