Whale Rider
Jan 30, 2003 | IMDB 7.1
101 min Watch NowDrama, Family
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Drama, Family
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
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