Boy

About the Film:

Directed by Taika Waititi, New Zealand, 2010, 88 mins.

Obsessed with Michael Jackson, 11-year-old Boy lives a rough-and-tumble existence on a farm with his grandma, his younger brother Rocky, and cousins in Waihau Bay. When Boy’s wayward, charismatic father, played by director Taika Waititi, appears out of the blue, he will do anything to make him stay. Boy is the highest-grossing New Zealand film of all time. Official Selection: HIFF, Sundance. Winner: Audience Awards, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne International Film Festivals.

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