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Whale Rider
film by Caro [2002]
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history of film
- In history of film: Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
…of note included Niki Caro’s Whale Rider (2002), Brad McGann’s In My Father’s Den (2004), and Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian (2005). Actor-turned-director Taika Waititi found success with Eagle vs Shark (2007), Boy (2010), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), and
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novel by Ihimaera
- In Witi Ihimaera
In The Whale Rider (1987; film 2002), the dynamics of Māori society are examined through the eyes of a young girl who must overcome gender prejudices to assume her place as the next leader of her people. Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1995; television film 2010) concerns a middle-aged…
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