Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Taika Waititi2016101 min
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh new start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the Loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec and their dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Did you know? Taika Waititi's short film Two Cars One Night screened at Encounters way back in the mid-00s, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005.
CastSam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Oscar Kightley
Written byTaika Waititi
Produced byCarthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan and Taika Waititi
CinematographyLachlan Milne
EditingTom Eagles, Luke Haigh and Yana Gorskaya
MusicLukasz Pawel Buda, Conrad Wedde and Samuel Scott
Production designNeville Stevenson
ProductionDefender Films, Piki Films and Curious Films
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