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Cast & Crew

Taika Waititi
As Alamein
Taika Waititi
Director
Rachel House
As Aunty Gracey
Craig Hall
As Mr. Langston
Cohen Holloway
As Chuppa
Madeleine Sami
As Beat It Gang

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In 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old Michael Jackson fan, lives with his grandma and brother on a farm in rural New Zealand. When his father, Alamein, returns after years away, Boy is thrilled but soon learns his dad is just there to find a buried bag of money. Boy helps Alamein, who takes him on adventures and teaches him about being a man. However, as Alamein's behavior becomes erratic and dangerous, Boy must confront the reality of his father's shortcomings and choose between his idolized version of Alamein and the man he truly is.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Boy include Cider with Rosie, Lars and the Real Girl, The Nanny Diaries, The Intouchables, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Family Fever.

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Boy was released in theaters on March 2, 2012.