‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’ (2016), another absolute gem of a film from Taika Waititi. A troubled 13 year old runs away from his latest set of foster parents and gets lost in the bush. His foster ‘uncle’ goes after him, sparking a six-months long manhunt for the pair.
From the description you wouldn’t think it, but this is a charmingly sweet and very funny film (Waititi gives himself a hilarious cameo as a preacher). Sam Neil is absolutely terrific as the uncle, and the rest of the cast, who I imagine will be largely unknown to American audiences, are outstanding. Very few directors working today tell a story as well as Waititi.
9/10.
Boru
From the description you wouldn’t think it, but this is a charmingly sweet and very funny film (Waititi gives himself a hilarious cameo as a preacher). Sam Neil is absolutely terrific as the uncle, and the rest of the cast, who I imagine will be largely unknown to American audiences, are outstanding. Very few directors working today tell a story as well as Waititi.
9/10.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson