Ambientada en la costa este de Nueva Zelanda en 1984, Boy, un niño de 11 años y devoto fan de Michael Jackson, tiene la oportunidad de conocer a su padre ausente, un delincuente que ha vuelt... Leer todoAmbientada en la costa este de Nueva Zelanda en 1984, Boy, un niño de 11 años y devoto fan de Michael Jackson, tiene la oportunidad de conocer a su padre ausente, un delincuente que ha vuelto para buscar una bolsa de dinero que enterró años atrás.Ambientada en la costa este de Nueva Zelanda en 1984, Boy, un niño de 11 años y devoto fan de Michael Jackson, tiene la oportunidad de conocer a su padre ausente, un delincuente que ha vuelto para buscar una bolsa de dinero que enterró años atrás.
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Perfect! Take note Hollywood
The film captures a time and place in history and culture. It is slow and yet the story develops and covers a lot of ground. What I especially loved is that the camera doesn't jump around like Hollywood movies, changing every 5 seconds. It stays with the character.
Put on your list!
An absolute triumph of a movie on every level.
Just go see it when you are able, as simple as that. Brilliant...........
WARNING: You could be clapping in public at the end of this !
The little gem from NZ
I rarely take time to write reviews, but I felt that this movies deserves one:)
There is hardly any fault in this movie from direction and acting perspective, although I have to reckon I have never heard of anyone from the main movie credits... Combining unknown actors with a very simple script is a recipe for disaster, in general,BUT not in this film. I think the charm of the movie comes from kids that are playing their roles just perfect:innocent but responsible when need it.
The last scene of the movie makes you feel that you've just experienced something unique that comes on the screen once in 10 years!
If you manage to get the DVD, invite some friends over and have an '80 night at the movies: all of them they'll feel happy at the end!
So Much Michael Jackson!
This is the rise of Taika Waititi in all his glory. Whole "Eagle vs Shark" is a fun, offbeat, quirky romance, and is often compared (both favorably and unfavorably) to "Napoleon Dynamite", it falls short just a bit. It is with "Boy" that we see the greatness Waititi is capable of and would continue with such films as "What We Do in the Shadows" and "Hunt for the Wilderpeople".
Exactly how they got away with so much Michael Jackson is beyond me. But I suppose if you don't use the music and just focus on the imagery, you can pass it off as a loving homage or satire. Heck, if I was Jackson, i would have been flattered.
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- CuriosidadesDirector Taika Waititi was less than a week away from filming when he realised the boy he had as lead wasn't working out. Three days before filming began, James Rolleston, who was hanging around on set as an extra, was given the lead by Taika Waititi.
- PifiasThe Goodnight Kiwi that was shown on the TV during Shutdown was the incorrect version for the period. The film used the early 1990's version with the TV2 logo at the bottom at the end. In 1984, it should have ended with the message "Goodnight from Television New Zealand".
- Citas
Mr. Langston: People call me a dumb honky all the time. I don't go round punching them.
Boy: Why not?
Mr. Langston: Because they're usually children.
- Créditos adicionalesThe credits start with the names and roles of the three main actors and this is followed by a spoof of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", incorporating elements of the original dance (as seen on the music video) and Maori Hakas.
- ConexionesFeatured in Boy: Outtakes (2010)
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Recaudación en Estados Unidos y Canadá
- 256.211 US$
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- 21.244 US$
- 4 mar 2012
- Recaudación en todo el mundo
- 43.551.154 US$
- Duración
- 1h 27min(87 min)
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1






