Boy, Whenua Films, Unison Films and the New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust present ; producers, Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael ; written and directed by Taika Waititi
Type
Label
Boy, Whenua Films, Unison Films and the New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust present ; producers, Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael ; written and directed by Taika Waititi
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Boy
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Whenua Films, Unison Films and the New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust present ; producers, Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael ; written and directed by Taika Waititi
Runtime
88
Summary
The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand ' Thriller' is changing kids' lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, Boy is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson. 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 7 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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Incoming Resources
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