Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
- Genres: Drama, Family
- Release Date: 2003-01-30
- Runtime: 101.0 min
- Budget: $8.0 million
- Revenue: $41.4 million
- Production Companies: Pandora Film, South Pacific Pictures
Cast & Crew
Keisha Castle, Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Taungaroa Emile, Tammy Davis, Mabel Wharekawa, Rawinia Clarke, Tahei Simpson
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Whale Rider”
Whale Rider is a 2003 New Zealand-German family 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 Māori girl who dreams of becoming the chief of her tribe.
The story is set in the small coastal village of Whangara, New Zealand, where the people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, it is said that the leaders of the tribe will always be the first-born male descendants of Paikea, known as the Whale Rider.
Kahu is an intelligent and determined girl, but finds herself overlooked and ignored by her grandfather, Koro Apirana, the current chief of the tribe. He is desperate to find a male leader to replace him, and is determined to train his young grandsons to take on the role. But when they fail to live up to his expectations, Kahu decides to take matters into her own hands. She begins to train secretly, and gradually proves her worth to the tribe.
Kahu’s determination and courage eventually lead her to a dramatic showdown with her grandfather. In the end, she must prove her worth and prove that she
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