Drama ·Family · Germany · 2003 · 1h 41m

Whale Rider

Whale Rider poster
Director
Niki Caro
Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana Rawiri Paratene as Koro Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers Cliff Curtis as Porourangi Grant Roa as Uncle Rawiri Mana Taumaunu as Hemi
Crew
Leon Narbey — Director of Photography David Coulson — Editor Lisa Gerrard — Original Music Composer Niki Caro — Screenplay Tim Sanders — Producer Frank Hübner — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Whale Rider — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
divingbecoming an adultgrandparent grandchild relationshiptraditionloss of loved oneoceanwhaleempowermentnew zealandmaori traditionchiefmodern society
Key Collaborators
Niki Caro Director Leon Narbey Director of Photography David Coulson Editor Lisa Gerrard Original Music Composer Niki Caro Screenplay Tim Sanders Producer Frank Hübner Producer John Barnett Producer Grant Major Production Design Kirsty Cameron Costume Design
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