Boy
“Welcome to my interesting world.”
2010•NR•1h 28m•7.3•Released
DramaComedy
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.
Director
Taika Waititi
Writer
Taika Waititi
Revenue
$9M
Languages
Maori, English
Studio
New Zealand Film Commission
Cast
James Rolleston
Boy
Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu
Rocky
Taika Waititi
Alamein
Moerangi Tihore
Dynasty
Cherilee Martin
Kelly
RickyLee Waipuka-Russell
Chardonnay
Haze Reweti
Dallas
Maakariini Butler
Murray
Rajvinder Eria
Tane
Manihera Rangiuaia
Kingi
Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson
Holden
Rachel House
Aunty Gracey
Waihoroi Shortland
Weirdo
Cohen Holloway
Chuppa
Pana Hema-Taylor
Juju
Production
Company
New Zealand Film Commission
Company
Unison Films
Company
Whenua Films
Producer
Cliff Curtis
Producer
Emanuel Michael
Producer
Ainsley Gardiner
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