Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Here's a film that dares to ask: what if a juvenile delinquent went feral? After running away together, a boy and his grumpy foster uncle become the subjects of a national manhunt in the New Zealand wilderness. It's as whimsical as you'd expect.

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Taika Waititi directed Hunt for the Wilderpeople in 2016. See Taika Waititi's full filmography, where to start with Taika Waititi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Taika Waititi.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople was released in 2016 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.