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Synopsis

Taika Waititi's blockbuster second feature revolves around an imaginative 11-year-old East Coast boy trying to make sense of his world - and the return of his just-out-of-jail father (played by Waititi). Intended as a "painful comedy of growing up", Boy was inspired by his Oscar-nominated short Two Cars, One Night and mixes poignancy with trademark whimsy and visual inventiveness. The film was shot in the Bay of Plenty area where Waititi partly grew up. Boy won Grand Prize in its section at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, and within a month of its March 2010 release, had become the most successful Kiwi comedy released on its home soil.

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Taika Waititi
Director, Writer, Actor

Cliff Curtis
Producer

Emanuel Michael
Producer

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Comments (17)

Sarah

Posted at 11.21AM - 13.10.2011

Is there anywhere online that the movie is available for purchase and download?

nikohefa

Posted at 07.45PM - 01.10.2011

boy is pretty funny but not that funny who's seen friday ...

nikohefa

Posted at 07.43PM - 01.10.2011

hahaha realy funny gee heyy shardinaye

Ikey Miringaorangi

Posted at 02.37PM - 27.10.2010

haha this movie is funny;

cracks me up everytime I watch it :L

jean

Posted at 10.37PM - 09.10.2010

Hey I am a British visitor to New Zealand and I bought this DVD in Devonport supermarket. In the UK I live in Devonport so had to.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie. It is genius, touching funny, beautiful. i was just snotted up crying by the end. Us Brits crammed like sardines in our land would love to live in a place like that. The children were adorable and so was the acceptance of eccentricities. Maoris Rock!

Te Whare

Posted at 10.26PM - 21.09.2010

Venus - The last thing I would want is for this film to be taken to the world stage. People already think Māori are women beating, alcoholic criminals, you only have to look at New Zealand film history to see that. What exactly is different about 'Boy'? Does it have alcohol? check, Does it have crime? check? Does it have violence? check, does it have drugs? check? Where is tikanga Māori? Where the heck is our reo??

hayley

Posted at 11.20AM - 17.09.2010

love boy the best movie ever

tayla

Posted at 11.05AM - 23.06.2010

hahaaa watt a krakk upp

sam

Posted at 02.49PM - 22.06.2010

woo this movie looks great id rather watch this than go to school crazy horses pfffft

Venus Yerkovich

Posted at 12.18AM - 29.05.2010

Kia Ora Te Whare, my first reaction was similar to your comments.
Taking a longer and slower look, I found the meaning in "a painful comedy of growing up".

What astounds me more, is that from all our painful growings, a film such as this can take Maori to the rest of the world. And also bring the rest of the world to Maori.

Its a win win dont you think ? Eventually it is.

Te Whare

Posted at 10.09PM - 15.05.2010

Is this all Māori are reduced to in the eyes of the world? Drunken, weed smoking bums? A few laughs? Look closely whānau, this film continues the negative portrayal of Māori in film. When are we going to see beauty of our pūrākau, we have stories upon stories which encompass all that Māori are. We are more than what Taika has shown the world.

E ngā iwi o te motu, me titiro tātau ki muri hei ārahi tātau ki mua

Look to the past to guide us into the future

Brenda Leeuwenberg

Posted at 02.20PM - 20.04.2010

This has just come out in NZ cinemas (march 2010) and will be released in other countries soon - not sure when exactly, but check out boythemovie.co.nz for more info.

Maybe it'll be on iTunes to download soon too!

TeTauru Pihama

Posted at 02.15PM - 20.04.2010

Crazy Horses Gang - Should be a TV Show, that is very very funny, hope you fullas look into it....Chur

TeTauru Pihama

Posted at 02.13PM - 20.04.2010

Where can I download this, I am quite happy to pay, hook a brother up... Love Taika Waititi movies.....Shot Bro!

Aaron Kirk

Posted at 12.28PM - 09.04.2010

Awesome film and great lead character. Boy, which in my hometown is what every young fulla gets called, it is a film that deserves the amount of press and attention Whale Rider had!

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Curated by Whai Ngata
Added 08 June 2010

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Awards

2010 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix
(Grand Prize in Generation section, devoted to "lively cinema aimed at young audiences")

2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Feature Film
Director (Taika Waititi)
Screenplay (Taika Waititi)
Supporting Actor (Taika Waititi)
Cinematography (Adam Clark)
Editing (Chris Plummer)
Original Music (Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde)
Nominated for Lead Actor (James Rolleston), Supporting Actor (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu), Sound, Production Design, Costume Design & Make-Up Design

2010 Sundance Film Festival
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Dramatic section)

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