Review of Whale Rider (2003) by Joe J — 01 Jun 2008

Holy shitaki mushrooms! this is fantastic.

This review of Whale Rider (2003) was written by Joe J on 01 Jun 2008.

Whale Rider has generally received positive reviews.

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