BOY
by Taika Waititi
New Zealand 2010 90 min. English-Maori original version with German subtitles
fri 15 nov 7:00 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Taika Waititi, DoP: Adam Clark, Editor: Chris Plummer, Production: Whenua Films, Unison Films, Producers: Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael, Cast: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi
Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy’s other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boy’s fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). In reality Alamein is an inept, wannabe gangster who has been in jail for robbery.
“A crowd pleasing film! A cross between THE 400 BLOWS and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE“ (Hollywood Reporter)
“I LOVED IT! Totally fresh. Genuinely heartwarming and hilarious!” (Vanity Fair)
"Entertaining and affecting!“ (GQ)
Biography: Also going by the surname Cohen, Taika Waititi is of Te-Whanau-a-Apanui descent and hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast. He was born on August 16, 1975 in Wellington/New Zealand and has been involved in the arts for several years, as a visual artist, actor, writer and director. In 2000, he was nominated for the Nokia Film Award for his leading role in Robert Sarkies’ thriller SCARFIES. After having shot several short films, his feature film debut EAGLE VS. SHARK was screened within the Generation section of the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography (selection): 2004 TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT (short film, ex17), 2005 TAMA TU (short film), 2007 EAGLE VS. SHARK, 2010 BOY
Awards (selection): Audience Award (Sydney Film Festival, Australia 2010), Award for Best Director, Screenplay and Supporting Actor (New Zealand Film and TV Awards 2010, Grand Prix of Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (Berlin International Film Festival, Germany 2010)
www.boythefilm.com
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Jasmin McSweeney
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (4) 3 82 76 80
info@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
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