Boy (2010) Info

Watch how Boy's vibrant imagination brings his hero-version of his father to life in this clip: New Zealand Film Commission YouTube• Feb 10, 2010 If you're interested, I can also:

: After Alamein accidentally kills Boy's pet goat and fails to find the money (which Boy actually found and hid, only for it to be ruined), the illusion of the "hero dad" finally shatters. Growing Up Boy (2010)

In 1984, on the sun-drenched East Coast of New Zealand, 11-year-old (Alamein Jr.) lives in a world built of vibrant imagination and Michael Jackson dance moves. While his grandmother is away, Boy is the "man of the house" on their small farm, looking after his younger brother Rocky —who quietly believes he has dangerous superpowers—and a handful of cousins. The Hero Legend Watch how Boy's vibrant imagination brings his hero-version

It doesn't take long for the cracks to show. Alamein hasn't returned out of fatherly love; he’s there to find a bag of money he buried in a field years ago and forgot the exact spot. The Hero Legend It doesn't take long for

One night, the legend arrives in a cloud of dust. Alamein pulls up in a beat-up car with his "gang," the (which consists of only two other guys). Boy is ecstatic, believing his hero has finally come to take him to see the world. The Reality of a "Man-Child"

In the end, Boy stops trying to be his father’s "soldier" and starts being a big brother again. The film closes with a famous, high-energy —a blend of Maori culture and 80s pop—symbolizing the messy, beautiful way Boy has finally integrated his heritage with his dreams.