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Whale Rider

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Whale Rider
Movie Info
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Director -
Niki Caro -
Producer -
John Barnett , Frank Hübner , Tim Sanders -
Distributor -
Newmarket Film Group -
Production Co -
Pandora , South Pacific Pictures , ApolloMedia -
Rating -
PG-13 (Momentary Drug Reference|Brief Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 6, 2003, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 31, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$20.8M -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)