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Boy is a 2010 New Zealand comedy-drama film, written and directed by Taika Waititi.The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Waititi.It is produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission.In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for local production.
Mar 25, 2010 · Boy: Directed by Taika Waititi. With James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore. Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Nov 23, 2018 · Boy is a charming and funny film about a young Maori boy who idolizes Michael Jackson and his estranged father, who claims to be a war hero and a gangster. Set in 1984 New Zealand, this film is ...
Boy. Released Mar 2, 2012 1h 28m Comedy Drama. List. 88% Tomatometer 74 Reviews. 86% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings. A New Zealand youth (James Rolleston) finds that his father (Taika Waititi) is a ...
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Oct 21, 2013 · The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand "Thriller" is changing kids' lives. "Boy" is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale abou...
Apr 25, 2012 · "Boy" is narrated by its title character, called that name by everyone, an enormously likable 11-year-old Maori kid who lives in a village near the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. It's 1984, which becomes unmistakable when we note that his younger brother is named Rocky, two characters are Dallas and Dynasty, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video is the central fact of his life.
Synopsis: Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy’s other hero, his father Alamein, is the subject of Boy’s fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson. In reality Alamein is an inept, wannabe gangster ...
Boy - Taika Waititi's blockbuster second movie centres on an imaginative 11-year-old East Coast boy (James Rolleston) trying to make sense of his world — and the return of his just-out-of-jail dad (Waititi). Intended as a "painful comedy of growing up", Boy mixes poignancy with Waititi's trademark whimsy and visual inventiveness. The film was shot in the Bay of Plenty area where he partly ...
An 11-year-old boy and his younger brother see their rich fantasy lives stopped cold when their father returns home after years away. Watch trailers & learn more.
Boy manages to remain an upbeat and energetic film, even while dealing with tough issues like broken families, drug use and death. Waititi's creative take on Boy and his father's rough relationship is both light and poignant, making the film an entertaining watch for anyone who is a fan of Waititi or Michael Jackson.
