boy

“A truly original piece of cinema, full of craziness and heart”

At The Movies

Type:Comedy, Drama

Dur:87 min

Year:2010

Dir:Taika Waititi

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 (he can even dance like him). In reality he’s “in the can for robbery”. When Alamein returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.

cast:

James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi

crew:

Taika Waititi, Ainsley Gardner

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