
Whale Rider
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Release date | Czechia |
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Directors | Niki Caro |
Story by | Witi Ihimaera |
Screenplay | Niki Caro |
It breaks my heart every time. I see girls & women fight to do a man duties. This was a motion story of true strength by the . . . | |
Awards | Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film |
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer | |
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ID | 961333 |
About Whale Rider
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with convention, she'll have to do the impossible: win over her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene).