Whale Rider is a movie directed by Niki Caro in 2002 and based on the book The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, first published in 1987. The movie features Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Rawinia Clarke, Tammy Davis, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Whale Rider
Director: Niki Caro
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2002
Length: 1h41m
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Year
1987
Pages
150
Book Rate
7.68
S: Goodreads
Book
The Whale Rider
Author: Witi Ihimaera
Country: New Zealand
First published in: 1987
Length: 150 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I love the book, but in order to transform it into a film, there are things you have to reinvent for it to work on screen.”
YORGOS LANTHIMOS (Filmmaker)
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