Boy

Name: Boy
Director: Taika Waititi
Released: 2010-03-25

2010 film directed by Taika Waititi

FilmfilmQ659671

Released: March 25, 2010
Director: Taika Waititi
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1.imdb.com/title/tt1560139/Retrieved 2016-07-10
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=186644.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-10
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Screenwriter: Taika Waititi
Producer: Cliff Curtis
, Ainsley Gardiner
Cast: James Rolleston
, Taika Waititi
, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu
, Moerangi Tihore
+4 more
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: coming-of-age film
, comedy drama
Country of origin: New Zealand

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Boy is a 2010 New Zealand comedy-drama film, written and directed by Taika Waititi. The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Waititi. It is produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. Taika Waititi recognised the self-reflective aspect of Boy, claiming that he was "playing my dad" as well as the claim that Boy is a "mirror of me", bringing a particularly personal feel to the film in relation to its director. In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for local production. Boy went on to become the highest-grossing New Zealand film at the local box office. The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously provided music for Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark.

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Website: boythefilm.com
Filming location: New Zealand
Waihau Bay
Title: Boy
Director of photography: Adam Clark
Color: color
Different from: Boy
Narrative location: New Zealand
Waihau Bay
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/134541
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 70/100(May 15, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 19 critic review
88%(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 73 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Boy”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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7.3/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Boy”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Film editor: Chris Plummer

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