Whale Rider
"In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future."
2003-01-30
7.1
en 101mDramaFamily
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Director
Niki Caro
Author
Witi Ihimaera
Screenplay
Niki Caro
Producer
John Barnett
Original Music Composer
Lisa Gerrard
Director of Photography
Leon Narbey
diving becoming an adult grandparent grandchild relationship tradition loss of loved one ocean whale empowerment new zealand maori tradition chief modern society canoe patriarch stick fighting patriarchy magic realism woman director swimming underwater war dance traditional dance
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$41,400,000Budget
$8,000,000Countries
- Germany
- New Zealand
Companies
- South Pacific Pictures
- Pandora Film
- ApolloMedia
- New Zealand Film Production Fund
