The Wog Boy (2000)

Directed by

Aleksi Vellis

Genre

comedy film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

M

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Greek-Australian man faces cultural stereotypes and family pressures. He finds unexpected success and romance through his love of cars and his unapologetic identity.

lightheartedhumorousupliftingplayfulearthycelebratoryunpretentious

What happens

The Wog Boy is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed by Aleksi Vellis and starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, Stephen Curry, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch. Whilst the word wog is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album. It is the first part of Giannopoulous's eponymous Wog Boy trilogy, preceding Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010) and Wog Boys Forever (2022). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Fovou tous Ellines (2000)
• My Mother Frank (2000)
• Me Myself I (2000)
• A Wreck, A Tangle (2000)
• In Good Company (2000)
• A Man's Gotta Do (2004)
• The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
• Angst (2000)