Whale Rider
(2003)
Director:
Niki Caro
Writer:
Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera, Gavin Strawhan, Joan Scheckel
Cast:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.