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Whale Rider (2003)
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There is a legend that Paikea rode on the back of a whale and led his people to New Zealand. Since that time tradition has decreed that the first-born male descendant will become chief of the tribe. Then Pai is born...and she is a girl. She grows up within a close-knit village which retains the tribes traditional spiritual relationship with the sea and their warrior values. Although loved by all, Pai faces rejection from her grandfather, Koro, who is brokenhearted that there is no grandson to carry on the line. (read more)
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Whale Rider Movie Review by AJ  (4/14/2006) |
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It is the amazing Keisha Castle-Hughes, the youngest actress ever nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, in a magnificent performance that breathes life into what is an otherwise familiar story. There are few beats in Whale Rider that you won't know, but Castle-Hughes' lovely performance accompanied with Caro's beautiful...
(complete Whale Rider review by AJ)
| Whale Rider Movie Review by Lisa (1/31/2007) |
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I can quite honestly say that I have never seen a more powerful performance come from someone so young, Keisha Castle-Hughes totally floored me.
If you haven't seen this movie go and rent it right now, you don't even need to read the rest of this review....the movie is great trust me.
This movie portrays the Maori...
(complete Whale Rider review by Lisa)
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