30 Jan 2003
Whale Rider
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
A Small Life
A tragic portrait of mother and child exploring grief through music and lyrical imagery.
Top Billed Cast
Mahinarangi Tocker Kelly Leader-Tropman Geoffrey Machin Leon Kiel 
Hera Dunleavy Lucy Ashford Sonny-Cass Hume Gina Kiel Samantha Kora Briar Leader-Tropman Andrew McArthur Josh McArthur Maremare Strange
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