Whale Rider (2003)
Whale Rider (2003)



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Cast & Crew.

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

Niki Caro
Director / Screenplay

Witi Ihimaera
Author / Associate Producer

John Barnett
Producer

Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer

Leon Narbey
Director of Photography

David Coulson
Editor

Tim Sanders
Producer

Frank Hübner
Producer

Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer

Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer

Grant Major
Production Design

Kirsty Cameron
Costume Design

Diana Rowan
Casting

Denise Kum
Makeup Supervisor

Sigmund Spath
Underwater Director of Photography

David Madigan
Sound Recordist

Joan Scheckel
Script Consultant

Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant

Riwia Fox
Casting Assistant

Christina Asher
Casting

Stuart Turner
Casting

Mark Harris
Stunt Coordinator

George Maihoefer
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Details.
Release DateJanuary 30, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$41,400,000
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
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This Movie Is About.
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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.
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