Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 adventure, comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi. It follows a young boy who runs into the wild when his foster mom passes away. Soon, his foster uncle joins ...

New Zealand isn't known as a hotbed of regional film production. But this country of 4.4 million people recently found its top native filmmaker in the unlikely form of 40-year-old comedian and actor ...

A young orphan and his very reluctant keeper “go bush” on the lam from authorities in “Hunt for the Wilderpeople.” Based on a tale by the late, prolific New Zealand novelist Barry Crump, Taika Waititi ...

New Zealand will forever be linked, cinematically, to the massive Peter Jackson epics “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” but the small island country is also gaining a reputation as an ...

The Hope College Knickerbocker Fall Film Series will show the adventurous dramatic comedy “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” on Monday-Saturday, Oct. 3-8, at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Taika Waititi and based on ...

Taika Waititi’s Sundance hit “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” has sold out for Protagonist Pictures. Waititi’s is shooting “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third installment of the Marvel franchise. Vertigo Releasing ...

Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the ...

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