Underplayed Gems

The Wog Boy (2000)

The Wog Boy poster
Directed by
Aleksi Vellis
Genre
comedy film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
M
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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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)

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