Queen of the Castle
Exuding star quality while remaining “refreshingly down-to-earth”, Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes, feted in the New York Post, The State, and the Seattle Times and is cover-girl in Hawaii’s Weekend Star Bulletin. Meanwhile director Niki Caro’s script was awarded a US$10,000 Humanitas Prize as the film continues to ride high in North American theatres. The LA Times calls it the “most lyrical and unique film … so far this year,” and the Toronto Star demands that director Niki Caro “be added to any list of emerging talent.”