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The Story:
It's 1984, and Boy (James Rolleston) is an eleven-year-old Maori boy growing up in a community of the coast of New Zealand. While Boy's village feels a bit cut off from the rest of the world, contemporary pop culture makes itself known here, and Boy and his pals are all enthralled with Michael Jackson and have nicknames drawn from popular TV shows. Boy and his older brother Rocky (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu), who likes to believe he has superpowers are being raised by their grandmother after their mother died and their father abandoned the family. Boy likes to believe that his father is someone remarkable and has spun impressive fantasies about his adventures, but he has to adjust his expectations when Alamein (Taika Cohen) actually shows up, and Boy learns Dad spent several years in prison on charges of armed robbery. Alamein has come back to his hometown to recover some money he hid after one of his rare successful robberies, but both he and Boy are in for a surprise once they set out to find it.
Starring:
Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu
Directed By:
Taika Waititi
Release:
2010
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