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Whale Rider

Directed by Niki Caro

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

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Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea Apirana

Rawiri Paratene

Koro

Nanny Flowers

Porourangi

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

Who directed Whale Rider?

Niki Caro directed Whale Rider.

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