Boy (2010)
- Directed by
- Taika Waititi
- Genre
- comedy drama, coming-of-age film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 492 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1980s New Zealand, a young boy named Boy lives on a farm with his grandmother and younger brother. His idolized father returns after years away and the reunion mixes joy with disappointment as Boy confronts the flaws in his hero.
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What happens
Boy is a 2010 New Zealand comedy-drama film, written and directed by Taika Waititi. The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Waititi. It is produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. Taika Waititi recognised the self-reflective aspect of Boy, claiming that he was "playing my dad" as well as the claim that Boy is a "mirror of me", bringing a particularly personal feel to the film in relation to its director. In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for local production. Boy went on to become the highest-grossing New Zealand film at the local box office. The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously provided music for Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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