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Boy (2010)
New Zealand. 1984. Michael Jackson's Thriller is changing children's lives. Boy is a dreamer who loves Jackson. His father Alamein is another hero of his and is the subject of Boy's fantasies - in his thoughts he's a deep diver, a war hero and a close relative of Michael Jackson. In reality, Alamein is an incompetent criminal who is sitting in prison for robbery. When he returns home after seven years, Boy is forced to cope with the man he's had fictional ideas about, find his own potential, and learn to dispense with the hero he'd hoped for.
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Taika Waititi |
| Screenplay | Taika Waititi |
| Music | Lukasz Pawel Buda, Samuel Scott, Condrad Wedde |
| Edited by | Chris Plummer |
| Contact | New Zealand Film Commission |
Biography
New Zealand scriptwriter, director and actor. He studied drama at Victoria University in Wellington. Beginning with short films, he debuted with the feature-length comedy Eagle vs. Shark (2007), and continued in the genre with Boy (2010). He has also collaborated on the making of several TV series.