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Boy (2010)

25/03/2010 (NZ)Drama, Comedy1h 27m
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Welcome to my interesting world.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. James Rolleston

      James Rolleston

      Boy

    2. Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu

      Rocky

    3. Taika Waititi

      Taika Waititi

      Alamein

    4. Moerangi Tihore

      Dynasty

    5. Cherilee Martin

      Kelly

    6. RickyLee Waipuka-Russell

      RickyLee Waipuka-Russell

      Chardonnay

    7. Haze Reweti

      Dallas

    8. Maakariini Butler

      Murray

    9. Rajvinder Eria

      Tane

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Feb 16, 2025

    I really enjoyed James Rolleston’s performance here as his enthusiasm just leaps off the screen at you! His character hasn’t even got a name, but he lives with his gran and the scene-stealing “Rocky” (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu) who has the most fantastic superpowers - not! He is the original Michael Jackson superfan and it’s only his dad who can hope to come close to that level of adulation. His dad “Alamein” (Taika Waititi) is off as a temporary guest of Her Majesty though, and so just imagine his excitement when gran has to head off for a week to attend a funeral just as his father and a few of h...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$9,116,968.00

    Keywords

    • farm
    • new zealand
    • maori
    • goat
    • coming of age
    • grief
    • dead mother
    • duringcreditsstinger
    • 1980s
    • kids on their own
    • father son relationship