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TrailerThe film tells a contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize, the destiny of becoming the chief of her people.Actors: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Taungaroa Emile, Tammy Davis, Mabel Wharekawa, Rawinia Clarke, ...»Director: Niki CaroCountry: New Zealand, GermanyDuration: 101 minQuality: SDRelease: 2002IMDb: 7.5Rating(0) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "Whale Rider"
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Characters of "Whale Rider"
PaikeaPlayed by: Keisha Castle-Hughes
KoroPlayed by: Rawiri Paratene
PorourangiPlayed by: Cliff Curtis
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Critic Reviews of "Whale Rider"
VarietyJuly 22, 2008Newcomer Castle-Hughes' unaffected, confident turn makes it credible our heroine might retain her determination and self-worth despite serial setbacks.
NewsweekNovember 01, 2007The filmmaker knows how to seduce an audience without making it feel had. When a movie's this likable, it would take a very tough crowd not to be pleased.
Time OutJanuary 26, 2006Niki Caro roots her characters in a landscape equal parts mundane and boundless, incorporates tantalising sea photography and Lisa's Gerrard's ambient soundtrack, and lifts off into a sublime, Elysian ending.
Houston ChronicleJuly 03, 2003The most effective and moving female empowerment movie in awhile.
San Francisco ChronicleJune 27, 2003[The story] is so simple that the audience gets ahead of it from the beginning.
Orlando SentinelJune 27, 2003The film is closer to a feminist tract. And, like all propaganda, it wants to do all of your thinking for you.
Daily InfoJune 11, 2013both an effective snapshot of the challenges which modernity brings to indigenous cultures, and a neat illustration of the power of myths to adapt.
Common Sense MediaDecember 29, 2010Excellent to watch and discuss as a family.
Sacramento News & ReviewAugust 07, 2008The movie's story is a sometimes clumsy but gradually involving coming-of-age story about courage, sexism, past customs vs. contemporary social values and a community and family at odds within themselves.
Paste MagazineJune 03, 2008The third act -- where all our predictions come true -- has a quiet dignity and, although it moves from A to B as expected, how it gets there is surprisingly mysterious.
KWQC-TV (Iowa)June 03, 2005"Whale Rider" is a mystical, gentle movie that goes beyond the boundaries of the usual coming-of-age film.
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