Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
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James Rolleston
Boy
Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu
Rocky
Taika Waititi
Alamein
Moerangi Tihore
Dynasty
Cherilee Martin
Kelly
RickyLee Waipuka-Russell
Chardonnay
Haze Reweti
Dallas
Maakariini Butler
Murray
Rajvinder Eria
Tane
Manihera Rangiuaia
Kingi
Director
Taika Waititi
Tagline
"Welcome to my interesting world."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$9,116,968
Production
New Zealand Film Commission, Unison Films, Whenua Films
CinemaSerf
February 16, 2025
I really enjoyed James Rolleston’s performance here as his enthusiasm just leaps off the screen at you! His character hasn’t even got a name, but he lives with his gran and the scene-stealing “Rocky” (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu) who has the most fantastic superpowers - not! He is the original Michael Jackson superfan and it’s only his dad who can hope to come close to that level of adulation. His dad “A...
★ 6.6
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