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Whale Rider (2002)
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Written by:
GenreDrama / Family
SynopsisA contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Filmed inNew Zealand / Germany
Runtime101 min
MPAA RatingRated PG-13 for brief language and a momentary drug reference.
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Casting:
| Keisha Castle-Hughes | Paikea | |
| 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 (as Mabel Wharekawa-Burt) | |
| Rawinia Clarke | Miro | |
| Tahei Simpson | Miss Parata | |
| Roi Taimana | Hemi's Dad (as Roimata Tamana) | |
| Elizabeth Skeen | Rehua | |
| Tyronne White | Jake (as Tyrone White) | |
| Niki Caro | insisted that Rawiri Paratene, Koro, stay in character throughout the entirety of the shooting process |




















