PG-13
7.1
·2003
·101m
Whale Rider
Summary
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Director, Screenplay
Niki Caro
Author
Witi Ihimaera
Script Consultant
Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant
Joan Scheckel
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Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$8,000,000.00
Revenue:
$41,400,000.00
Keywords
diving
becoming an adult
grandparent grandchild relationship
tradition
loss of loved one
ocean
whale
empowerment
new zealand
maori tradition
chief
modern society
canoe
patriarch
stick fighting
patriarchy
magic realism
woman director
swimming underwater
war dance
traditional dance
