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Whale Rider
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
7.0(468)20031h 41m
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
- Created by
- Linda Goldstein Knowlton
- Writers
- Niki Caro
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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-Burt
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
Crew
Directing
- Niki CaroDirector
Writing
- Witi IhimaeraAuthor
- Niki CaroScreenplay
- Joan ScheckelScript Consultant
- Gavin StrawhanScript Consultant
Production
- John BarnettProducer
- Tim SandersProducer
- Frank HübnerProducer
- Linda Goldstein KnowltonExecutive Producer
- Reinhard BrundigCo-Producer
- Witi IhimaeraAssociate Producer
- Diana RowanCasting
- Riwia FoxCasting Assistant
- Christina AsherCasting
- Stuart TurnerCasting
Camera
- Leon NarbeyDirector of Photography
- Sigmund SpathUnderwater Director of Photography
Editing
- David CoulsonEditor
Sound
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
- David MadiganSound Recordist
- Stephan ColliSound Designer
- Josef SteinbüchelSound Designer
- Mirko ReinhardSound Designer
- André ZimmermannSound Designer
- Wilmont SchulzeFoley Artist
- Stefan KorteSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Grant MajorProduction Design
- James MokTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Kirsty CameronCostume Design
- Denise KumMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- George MaihoeferVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Mark HarrisStunt Coordinator