Whale Rider
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with convention, she'll have to do the impossible: win over her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene).
Release date: 30 January 2003 (New Zealand)
Director: Niki Caro
Screenplay: Niki Caro
Story by: Witi Ihimaera
Awards: Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Keisha Castle-Hughes / paikea
Keisha Castle-Hughes is an Australian–New Zealand actress who rose to prominence for playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the film Whale Rider.
Born: 24 March 1990 (age 30 years), Donnybrook, Australia
Height: 1.57 m
Spouse: Jonathan Morrison (m. 2013)
Children: Felicity-Amore Castle-Hughes
Awards: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
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