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Whale Rider

2003·1h 41m·PG-13
DramaFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
44,363 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Whale Rider is a 2003 drama family movie directed by Niki Caro, starring Vicky Haughton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Cliff Curtis. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 44,363 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
Niki Caro
Stars
Vicky Haughton
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Cliff Curtis
Rawiri Paratene
Details
2003-08-29
101 min
Movie
PG-13
★ New Zealand, Canada, Germany
★ English, Maori
Keywords
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