In partnership with South Pacific Pictures and the New Zealand Film Commission

Feature, 105 minutes, Aotearoa New Zealand, 2002
Directed by Niki Caro
Rating: PG
Recommended for: Ages 9+

Q+A with Niki Caro, Director

Set at the East Coast town of Whāngārā, and coupling a specific sense of place and Māori culture with a universal coming-of-age story, Whale Rider tells the tale of Pai, who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward.