Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Directed by
- Taika Waititi
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, adventure film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 2,326 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
A foster kid and his grumpy foster uncle run away into the New Zealand wilderness. They end up dodging a nationwide search as they bond over survival and adventure.
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What happens
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy film produced, written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the 1986 novel Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison star as "Uncle" Hector and Ricky Baker: a father figure and foster son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush. Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2016. The film opened across New Zealand on 31 March 2016. Grossing US$23.2 million, it remains the highest-grossing New Zealand film excluding international co-productions. The film received critical acclaim, with many critics praising Dennison and Neill's performances and chemistry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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