January 30, 2003
101 minutes
DramaFamily
Whale Rider
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Trailer
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)
