Whale Rider
Trailer: Whale Rider
Year: 2003
Studio: South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu
Crew: Niki Caro (Director), Witi Ihimaera (Author), Niki Caro (Screenplay), John Barnett (Producer), Lisa Gerrard (Original Music Composer), Leon Narbey (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 101 minutes
Release: Jan 30, 2003
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 412 users
Popularity: 4
Country: Germany, New Zealand
Language: English,
Budget: 8
Revenue: 41

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