Whale Rider (2003)
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
Writer:
Niki Caro
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Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana |
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Rawiri Paratene as Koro |
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Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers |
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Cliff Curtis as Porourangi |
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Grant Roa as Uncle Rawiri |
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Mana Taumaunu as Hemi |
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Rachel House as Shilo |
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Taungaroa Emile as Willie |
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Tammy Davis as Dog |
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Mabel Wharekawa as Maka |
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Rawinia Clarke as Miro |
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Tahei Simpson as Miss Parata |
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Roi Taimana as Hemi's Dad |
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Elizabeth Skeen as Rehua |
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Rutene Spooner as Parekura |
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John Sumner as Obstetrician |
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Jane O'Kane as Anne |
| Production | Tim Sanders | Producer |
| Writing | Niki Caro | Screenplay |
| Directing | Niki Caro | Director |
| Production | Frank Hübner | Producer |
| Camera | Leon Narbey | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Barnett | Producer |
| Sound | Lisa Gerrard | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Witi Ihimaera | Author |
| Editing | David Coulson | Editor |
| Production | Witi Ihimaera | Associate Producer |
| Production | Christina Asher | Casting |
| Sound | David Madigan | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Mark Harris | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Cameron | Costume Design |
| Art | James Mok | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Kum | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Stuart Turner | Casting |
| Writing | Gavin Strawhan | Script Consultant |
| Sound | André Zimmermann | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Wilmont Schulze | Foley Artist |
| Production | Reinhard Brundig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Sound | Mirko Reinhard | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Joan Scheckel | Script Consultant |
| Sound | Stefan Korte | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Grant Major | Production Design |
| Production | Linda Goldstein Knowlton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Riwia Fox | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Stephan Colli | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Sigmund Spath | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | George Maihoefer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Josef Steinbüchel | Sound Designer |
