Whale Rider
94
A twelve-year-old Maori girl fights to prove she is destined to be her people's leader, defying a grandfather who believes only a boy can fulfill the prophecy.
Why watch: Castle-Hughes was 13 and had never acted. She became the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee.
Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene as Koro
Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis as Porourangi
Grant Roa as Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu as Hemi
Rachel House as Shilo
Taungaroa Emile as Willie
Tammy Davis as Dog
Mabel Wharekawa as Maka
Rawinia Clarke as Miro
Tahei Simpson as Miss Parata
Roi Taimana as Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen as Rehua
Rutene Spooner as Parekura
Crew
Niki Caro — Director
Niki Caro — Screenplay
Tim Sanders — Producer
Frank Hübner — Producer
John Barnett — Producer
Linda Goldstein Knowlton — Executive Producer
Reinhard Brundig — Co-Producer
Christina Asher — Casting
Diana Rowan — Casting
Stuart Turner — Casting
Leon Narbey — Director of Photography
David Coulson — Editor
Grant Major — Production Design
Kirsty Cameron — Costume Design
Lisa Gerrard — Original Music Composer
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