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Title: Boy (2010)
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| James Rolleston | ... | Boy | |
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Te Aho Eketone-Whitu | ... | Rocky |
| Taika Waititi | ... | Alamein | |
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Moerangi Tihore | ... | Dynasty |
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Cherilee Martin | ... | Kelly |
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RickyLee Waipuka-Russell | ... | Chardonnay (as Rickylee Waipuka-Russell) |
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Haze Reweti | ... | Dallas |
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Maakariini Butler | ... | Murray |
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Rajvinder Eria | ... | Tane |
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Manihera Rangiuaia | ... | Kingi |
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Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson | ... | Holden |
| Rachel House | ... | Aunty Gracey | |
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Waihoroi Shortland | ... | Weirdo |
| Cohen Holloway | ... | Chuppa | |
| Pana Hema Taylor | ... | Juju | |
It's 1984. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version-an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. This is where the goat enters. Written by Sundance Film Festival
Boy is a simple but emotionally powerful story about growing up, relationships, following your head over your heart and drawing the line between right and wrong. It's easily one of the best New Zealand films ever made. It's Rich characters and humorous dialogue, entailed by the occasional light-hearted hand drawn animations delivered a hugely entertaining blend of culture, comedy and drama.
The story started on a perfect note with Boy played by James Rolleston giving his show and tell speech in the classroom. It introduced the character, his background and set the atmosphere, mood and setting all in one go without being a dull lead up. Taika Waititi (who also plays the dead beat father) did an amazing job in setting out each detailed scene with the occasional Michael Jackson tributes giving the film an even disperse of light-hearted laughs at the same time appropriately moving the plot along.
The film gave a heart aching recount on every boy's natural instinct to worship their father, whether they deserve it or not. The growth and resilience of each character portrayed superbly by every single actor from the child stars to the minor adult characters was a pleasure to watch. It still brings a smile to my face today. Pure brilliance...
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