Myth shares a slow, solemn handshake with modernity in the New Zealand-made Whale Rider, a film of ancient legends,…
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Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes (Paikea)Rawiri Paratene (Koro)Vicky Haughton (Nanny Flowers)Cliff Curtis (Porourangi)Grant Roa (Uncle Rawiri)Mana Taumaunu (Hemi)Rachel House (Shilo)Taungaroa Emile (Willie)Tammy Davis (Dog)Mabel Wharekawa (Maka)Rawinia Clarke (Miro)Tahei Simpson (Miss Parata)Roi Taimana (Hemi's Dad)Elizabeth Skeen (Rehua)Tyronne White (Jake)Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell (Ropata)Tenia McClutchie-Mita (Wiremu)Peter Patuwai (Bubba)
Director
Niki Caro
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Synopsis
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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