Whale Rider

Release Date: Friday, June 6, 2003

Niki Caro, Cliff Curtis, Tammy Davis, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Grant Roa, Rawinia Clarke, Tahei Simpson, Vicky Haughton, Roi Taimana, Taungaroa Emile, Elizabeth Skeen

PG-13 Drama N/A

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One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people - or Whangara iwi - believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs - always the first-born, always male - have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
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The film's director Niki Caro last directed The Mother and Mulan.

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Niki Caro
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PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for brief language, a momentary drug reference
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Language
English

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Whale Rider was released in on Friday, June 6, 2003 . There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Love the Hard Way and The Eye.



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Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of June 17, 2003

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