'Mulan' and 'Whale Rider': Director Niki Caro's take on Gender Inequality
Indie director, Niki Caro (known for 'Whale Rider') directs the live-action 'Mulan' and sets another example of strong females fighting against gender inequality.

Gonzalo takes care of his exhausted mother while the tension in his home is growing because his father doesn't accept his homosexuality, the painful moments are frequent and the rage grows up in Gonzalo, until the moment when he must choose whether to save his family, or let it burn in the middle of a voracious fire in the hill where he lives.
Indie director, Niki Caro (known for 'Whale Rider') directs the live-action 'Mulan' and sets another example of strong females fighting against gender inequality.
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