Whale Rider
2003 · TMDB 7.0
Directed by Niki Caro
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Why it matters
A Maori girl challenges her grandfather's traditional teachings to claim her destiny as a leader, redefining what it means to be a teacher and a student.
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Released
- 2003-01-30
- Studio
- South Pacific Pictures
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- Maori
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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