| Boy | |
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| Directed by | Taika Waititi |
| Written by | Taika Waititi |
| Produced by | Cliff Curtis Ainsley Gardiner Emanuel Michael |
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| Cinematography | Adam Clark |
| Edited by | Chris Plummer |
| Music by | The Phoenix Foundation |
Production companies | Whenua Films Unison Films New Zealand Film Production Fund New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand On Air Te Mangai Paho |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films Madman Entertainment[1] Kino Lorber[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Languages | English Maori |
| Box office | $8.6 million[1] |
Boy is a 2010 New Zealand comedy-drama film,[2] written and directed by Taika Waititi. The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Waititi. It is produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for local production.[3] Boy went on to become the highest-grossing New Zealand film at the local box office.[4] The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously provided music for Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark.
- ^ a b "Boy (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Boy (2010)". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Churchhouse, Nick (24 April 2010). "Home Boy hit helps keep local cameras rolling". The Dominion Post (Wellington). Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Boy Now Top Grossing NZ Film of All Time". Voxy.co.nz. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.