MOVIE - WHALE RIDER - Review Rating $$$$$ $$$ 1/2 (OUT OF 10)

STARRING - Keisha Castle-Hughes (Pai), Rawiri Paratene (Koro), Vicky Haughton (Nanny Flowers), Cliff Curtis (Porourangi), Grant Roa (Rawiri), Mana Taumaunu (Hemi) & Rachel House (Shilo).

DIRECTOR/WRITER - Niki Caro (Memory & Desire)

Based on the book by Witi Ihimaera.

Awards - AGF People's Choice Award (2002 Toronto International Film Festival); World Cinema Audience Award (2003 Sundance Film Festival); Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature (tie) (2003 San Francisco International Film Festival); Best Film, Best Director (2003 Seattle International Film Festival)

A wonderful tale, set in New Zealand, of a young female aboringinal seeking to save her tribe by breaking centuries of tradition and becoming its next chief.

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Running time - 105 minutes

Alternative Reviews:

Roger Ebert's Review

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