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In 2004, Keisha Castle-Hughes, then 13, became the youngest Oscar-nominated actress for her role in 'Whale Rider.'

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Can a Māori tribe accept a new female 'Whale Rider'?

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Can a Māori tribe accept a new female 'Whale Rider'?

Amy Poehler is actively involved in advocating for women's rights and education through her organization Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. 👩❤️

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Whale Rider

Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand-German family drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro Apirana believes that this is a role reserved for males only. The film was a coproduction between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. The world premiere was on 9 September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. At age 13, Keisha Castle-Hughes became the youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress before she was surpassed by Quvenzhané Wallis, at age 9, for Beasts of the Southern Wild less than a decade later. The film earned $41.4 million on a NZ$9,235,000 budget. In 2005 the film was named to the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.

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