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				Whale Rider (2002) | 
			 
				
			
			
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				Film rated 4.3 / 5 
				(Chick rating: 4.1 / 5) 
				(Guy rating: 4.4 / 5)
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		| Cares Something About Maori. | 
	 
	
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		| Girl modernises patriarchal legend. | 
	 
	
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		| Female shows whale intuition. | 
	 
	
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		| Girl joyrider steals whale. | 
	 
	
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		| Girl breaks Maori taboos. | 
	 
	
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		| Whales sense Pai's dilemma. | 
	 
	
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		| Magnificent mythical whale tale. | 
	 
	
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		| Pai's grandpa- Immobile Dick. | 
	 
	
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		| Moby Chick expands horizons. | 
	 
	
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		| Chiefette helps stuck salmon. | 
	 
	
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		| Barebacking humpback launches comeback. | 
	 
	
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		| Bossy girl doesn't blubber. | 
	 
	
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		| Grumpy grandpa's gender gripe. | 
	 
	
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		| Pai's cetaceous powers proven. | 
	 
	
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		| Wailing over beached whales. | 
	 
	
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		| Maori, mammal fulfill prophecy. | 
	 
	
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		| Whale rider: Maori messiah. | 
	 
	
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		| Maori 'Dune'. Whales = worms. | 
	 
	
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		| Maori girl un-beaches whales. | 
	 
	
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		| Maori maid demonstrates worth. | 
	 
	
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		| Gender challenged saves Maoris. | 
	 
	
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		| Prophesized Maori chief heir. | 
	 
	
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		| Girl mystifies beached whale. | 
	 
	
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		| Paikea 'fin'-ishes strong. | 
	 
	
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		| Pai's zeal(and) for tradition. | 
	 
	
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		| Castle-Hughes drives mythic tale. | 
	 
	
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		| Girl attains Maori glory. | 
	 
	
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		| Awesome modern Maori legend. | 
	 
	
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		| Granddaughter teaches hidebound Maori. | 
	 
	
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		| Stranded whales rejuvinate tribe. | 
	 
	
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		| Blubbering little blubber lover. | 
	 
	
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		| Pai's asshole atop blowhole. | 
	 
	
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		| Family patriarch blames girl. | 
	 
	
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		| Maori Miss changes chief. | 
	 
	
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		| Pai overcomes puberty, sexism. | 
	 
	
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		| Disoriented whales fulfil legend. | 
	 
	
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		| Cetacean floatation brings celebration. | 
	 
	
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