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"Whale Rider" quotes

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A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Director: Niki Caro
Writer: Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, family
Year: 2002
MetaScore: 80/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: $20,779,666
Released: 29 Aug 2003
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total

18 Clips

PaikeaKoroMakaNanny FlowersPorourangi
A long time ago - Whale Rider 00:44 A long time ago When she was born - Whale Rider 00:18 When she was born Her name is Paikea - Whale Rider 00:11 Her name is Paikea I am only a fledgling new to flight - Whale Rider 00:14 I am only a fledgling new to flight I wasn't scared to die - Whale Rider 00:12 I wasn't scared to die In the old days - Whale Rider 01:28 In the old days Maori women have got to stop smoking - Whale Rider 00:10 Maori women have got to stop smoking You just say the word - Whale Rider 00:19 You just say the word My name is Paikea Apirana - Whale Rider 00:09 My name is Paikea Apirana If you have the tooth of a whale - Whale Rider 00:10 If you have the tooth of a whale He is the boss Well not of me - Whale Rider 00:09 He is the boss Well not of me So Paikea came from there - Whale Rider 00:29 So Paikea came from there Which one - Whale Rider 00:12 Which one Why doesn't he want me - Whale Rider 00:14 Why doesn't he want me It's not Koro's fault - Whale Rider 00:10 It's not Koro's fault And by being born I broke the line back to the ancient ones - Whale Rider 00:16 And by being born I broke the line back to the ancient ones When you extend your tongues - Whale Rider 00:20 When you extend your tongues When she was born that's when things went wrong for us - Whale Rider 00:08 When she was born that's when things went wrong for us

Cast

Paikea - Keisha Castle-Hughes
Koro - Rawiri Paratene
Nanny Flowers - Vicky Haughton
Porourangi - Cliff Curtis
Uncle Rawiri - Grant Roa
Hemi - Mana Taumaunu
Shilo - Rachel House
Willie - Taungaroa Emile
Dog - Tammy Davis
Maka - Mabel Wharekawa
Miro - Rawinia Clarke
Miss Parata - Tahei Simpson
Hemi's Dad (as Roimata Taimana) - Roi Taimana
Rehua - Elizabeth Skeen
Jake (as Tyrone White) - Tyronne White
Ropata - Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell
Wiremu - Tenia McClutchie-Mita
Bubba - Peter Patuwai
Parekura - Rutene Spooner
Maui - Riccardo Davis
Henare - Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui
Obstetrician - John Sumner
Young Rawiri - Sam Woods
Ace - Pura Tangira
Anne - Jane O'Kane
Baby Paikea - Aumuri Parata-Haua