A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Whale Rider
“In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.”
Overview
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Director
Niki Caro
Budget
8.0M
Revenue
41.4M
Status
Released
Production
South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
Video Gallery
Whale Rider 20th Anniversary Edition - Official Trailer
![Whale Rider (2002) Original Trailer [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0PPmfCx91d8/hqdefault.jpg)
