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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family.
| Country | New Zealand |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 101 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Taika Waititi |
| Screenplay | Taika Waititi |
| Director of Photography | Lachlan Milne |
| Music | Luke Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde |
| Edited by | Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya |
| Contact | Park Circus |
Biography
A New Zealand comic, director, screenwriter and painter, he graduated in dramatic arts at Victoria University of Wellington. He found fame with the short film Two Cars, One Night (2005), later adapted into the feature hit Boy (2010). His horror What We Do in the Shadows (2014) was also successful.
Action + Adventure, Family, Childhood, Nature, Teamwork, Comedy, Freedom