Whale Rider

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Title

Whale Rider

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Whale Rider follows a young Māori girl, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward. Written and directed by Niki Caro, the movie is based on Witi Ihimaera's novel The Whale Rider. Coupling a specific sense of place and culture with a universal coming-of-age story, Whale Rider became one of the most successful New Zealand films released internationally. It also won Audience Choice awards at the Sundance an...

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Video

Date created

2002

URL

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/whale-rider-2002

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children / coming of age / māori / family / women / small town / whāngārā / girl / female hero / heroine / coming-of-age / nz film commission / nzfc / nz on air / new zealand on air / whānau

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