Whale Rider
101 minutes,
New Zealand/Germany (2002), PG
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(2.3 / 32 votes)
(2.3 / 32 votes)
Picturesque fable from New Zealand. A Maori tribe's ageing chief rejects the idea of his beloved granddaugther assuming the role of leader - because centuries of tradition dictate a male heir
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Whale Rider: Aside from Peter Jackson's early splatter films and later blockbusters, the greater proportion of New Zealand films have tended toward the gritty drama (such as Once Were Warriors) or the fabulistic (such as Vincent Ward's Vigil; even The Piano)...
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