Ricky is a hard-to-control teenager raised on hip-hop and growing up in foster care. But when he ends up with a new family in the New Zealand countryside, his life takes a strange turn… This brilliant road-movie comedy – from the director of the irresistible vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows – doubles as a touching tale of the strength of family and the pitfalls of adolescence.
Ricky is a hard-to-control, hip-hop teen who is growing up in foster care. But when he ends up with a new family in the New Zealand countryside, his life takes a bizarre turn. Through no fault of his own, city-bred Ricky finds himself on the run through the inhospitable bush with his crotchety foster father. With the police hot on their heels, our two unlikely renegades have no choice but to cast aside their differences and join forces in an unequal contest… After the enchanting vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, Taika Waititi has adapted a humorous work by popular New Zealand author and legendary bushman Barry Crump. The brilliant road-movie comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which premiered at this year’s Sundance, renders a touching story about the strength of family and the pitfalls of adolescence. Thirteen-year-old rising star Julian Dennison shines in the role of Ricky, while veteran actor Sam Neill is simply irresistible as his guardian.
Lenka Tyrpáková
101 min / Color, DCP
Director Taika Waititi
/ Screenplay Taika Waititi podle knihy / based on the novel Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
/ Dir. of Photography Lachlan Milne
/ Music Luke Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde
/ Editor Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya
/ Art Director Neville Stevenson
/ Producer Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan, Taika Waititi
/ Production Defender Films, Piki Films, Curious
/ Cast Julian Dennison, Sam Neil, Rima Te Wiata
/ Sales Protagonist Pictures
Taika Waititi (b. 1975, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand comedian, director, screenwriter and painter. As a student of theatre at Victoria University of Wellington, he was a member of the So You’re a Man theatre ensemble, a popular success in New Zealand and Australia. He eventually began to work in film, gaining fame with the Academy-Award nominated short Two Cars, One Night (2005), followed by Eagle vs Shark (2007). In 2009 he adapted his acclaimed short film into the feature Boy – the highest-earning New Zealand film of all time. In 2014, Waititi joined with New Zealand actor-musician Jemaine Clement to create the audience hit What We Do in the Shadows (screened at KVIFF 49), a ghoulish mocku-flick that saw both serving as directors, screenwriters, and lead actors. As with Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the movie premiered at Sundance before hitting the fest circuit and winning numerous awards.
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