Boy.

Curtis, Cliff, 1968- (film producer.). Eketone-Whitu, Te Aho, (actor.). Gardiner, Ainsley, (film producer.). Martin, Cherilee, (actor.). Michael, Emanuel, (film producer.). Rolleston, James, (actor.). Tihore, Moerangi, (actor.). Waipuka-Russell, RickyLee, (actor.). Waititi, Taika, (film director,, screenwriter,, actor.). New Zealand Film Commission, (production company.). New Zealand Film Production Fund, (production company.). NZ On Air, (production company.). Te Māngai Pāho, (production company.). Unison Films (Firm), (production company.). Whenua Films (Firm), (production company.). James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell. (Cast).

Summary: It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king-even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version-an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. This is where the goat enters. Inspired by his Oscar-nominated short, Two Cars, One Night, Taika Waititi offers a charming. funny, and earnest coming-of-age story where everybody has some coming of age to do-particularly Alamein (affably played by Waititi himself). Never short on humor, Waititi's story is ultimately about three boys (one grown) reconciling fantasy with reality.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (87 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Wellington, New South Wales] : Whenua Films, [2010]

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General Note:	CatMonthString:december.21 Multi-User.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Taika Waititi.
Participant or Performer Note:	James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
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