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Boy

Boy

Welcome to my interesting world.

20107.31h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Taika Waititi
Written by Taika Waititi
Produced by Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael
Box Office0Revenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

James Rolleston

James Rolleston

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Cherilee Martin

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Maakariini Butler

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Themes & Keywords

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About Boy

Boy is a drama, comedy film released in 2010 exploring themes of farm, new zealand, maori, goat, coming of age, grief. Directed by Taika Waititi, it stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi. 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.

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