Whale Rider (2003)
Whale Rider (2003)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Niki Caro
Director
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Witi Ihimaera
Writer
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
John Barnett
Producer
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
Frank Hübner
Producer
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
Tim Sanders
Producer
Lisa Gerrard
Composer
Leon Narbey
Cinematographer
David Coulson
Editor
Diana Rowan
CastingDirector
Grant Major
ProductionDesigner
Kirsty Cameron
Costume Design
Stefan Korte
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer
Riwia Fox
Casting Assistant
Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant
Joan Scheckel
Script Consultant
Mirko Reinhard
Sound Designer
Wilmont Schulze
Foley Artist
André Zimmermann
Sound Designer
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer
Mark Harris
Stunt Coordinator
Christina Asher
Casting
Denise Kum
Makeup Supervisor
Sigmund Spath
Underwater Director of Photography
David Madigan
Sound Recordist
Josef Steinbüchel
Sound Designer
Stuart Turner
Casting
Stephan Colli
Sound Designer
George Maihoefer
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Mok
Title Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 30, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$41,400,000
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
Wiki.
Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
The film was a coproduction between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. The world premiere was on 9 September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. At age 13, Keisha Castle-Hughes became the youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress before she was surpassed by Quvenzhané Wallis, at age 9, for Beasts of the Southern Wild, in 2012, less than a decade later. The film earned $41.4 million on a NZ$9,235,000 budget. In 2005, the film was named on the BFI List of the 50 Films You Should See By the Age of 14.