Whale Rider
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
101 mins
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Frank Hübner
Producer
David Coulson
Editor
John Barnett
Producer
Leon Narbey
Director of Photography
Witi Ihimaera
Author
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer
Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant
Josef Steinbüchel
Sound Designer
James Mok
Title Designer
Kirsty Cameron
Costume Design
Witi Ihimaera
Associate Producer
Mark Harris
Stunt Coordinator
Stefan Korte
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Diana Rowan
Casting
David Madigan
Sound Recordist
Stuart Turner
Casting
Stephan Colli
Sound Designer
Denise Kum
Makeup Supervisor
Riwia Fox
Casting Assistant
Mirko Reinhard
Sound Designer
Sigmund Spath
Underwater Director of Photography
George Maihoefer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joan Scheckel
Script Consultant
André Zimmermann
Sound Designer
Wilmont Schulze
Foley Artist