Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- Comedy
- Drama
About
Taika Waititi's fourth feature is the tale of a city kid and a grumpy uncle on the run. Raised on hip hop and state care, Ricky (Shopping's Julian Dennison) goes bush with his foster uncle (Sam Neill), with the authorities on their tail. Wilderpeople is based on Barry Crump's book Wild Pork and Watercress. Keen to recapture the style of classic screen yarns like Came a Hot Friday, Waititi's goal was a funny, accessible adventure. The result won acclaim almost everywhere it went, including a massive seven wins at the 2017 Moa Awards, and became New Zealand's biggest-ever local hit at the time.
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Sam Neill as Uncle Hec and Julian Dennison as Ricky Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as Kahu in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Director Taika Waititi on the set of Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Rhys Darby as Psycho Sam in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Rachel House as Paula in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Sam Neill as Uncle Hec, Rima Ti Wiata as Aunt Bella and Julian Dennison as Ricky Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Taika Waititi as the Minister in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Taika Waititi directs Stan Walker, Troy Kingi and Cohen Holloway on the set of Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Julian Dennison as Ricky Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
