Boy (15)
Thu 01 Jan 1970 - Thu 01 Jan 1970
Category
Price
£7
Time
Dir. Taika Waititi, New Zealand, 87mins, 2010
Starring: James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore
Taika Waititis (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) big-hearted and hilarious coming of age comedy finally gets a UK release seven years after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.
Boy is a dreamer with two heroes in his life. One is Michael Jackson and the other his father, Alamein, who he imagines as a hero figure. In reality he is a wannabe gangster.
When Alamein returns after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.
Genuinely heartwarming and hilarious
VANITY FAIR
Zany, sentimental, and remarkably insightful
INDIEWIRE