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Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Directed by Taika Waititi. With Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House. A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Taika Waititi
- 2016-07-01
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a New Zealand film starring Sam Neill and directed by Taika Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark, 'Boy' the Movie, and Thor: Ragnarok). Based on the book "Wild Pork and Watercress" by Barry Crump, its unique charm and humour boost the appeal of what would have been an otherwise generic bonding story.
Hec hunts. And the two become famous, all over national news and tracked by the incompetent Paula. “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” becomes a road movie with no road, a film about two people who may seem entirely different but have both been discarded by society. Waititi’s film never judges its characters. Ricky isn’t a “bad egg” or a ...
PG-13 Released Jun 24, 2016 1h 41m Comedy Adventure. TRAILER for. List. 97% Tomatometer 210 Reviews. 91% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings. NEW. A boy (Julian Dennison) and his foster father (Sam Neill ...
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- Taika Waititi
- PG-13
- Sam Neill
Contents. Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (/ ˈwɪldəpiːpəl / WIL-duh-peep-ul) is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, whose screenplay was based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play "Uncle" Hector and Ricky Baker; a ...
Jun 23, 2016 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Taika Waititi. Adventure, Comedy, Drama. PG-13. 1h 41m. By Manohla Dargis. June 23, 2016. “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” takes a troika of familiar story types ...
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Director Taika Waititi is probably best known for the New Zealand classic ‘Boy’. Bigger on laughs and smaller on gritty realism, his latest film, ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’, is a fun-stuffed romp that crashes its merry way through dense bush. Based on a novel by well-loved Kiwi author Barry Crump, the film has a familiar storyline ...