Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Festival Fave opens in South Florida
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he Hunt for the Wilderpeople, written and directed by Taika Waititi (WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, upcoming THOR: RAGNORAK) opens this weekend in theatres throughout South Florida. The film is based on the book “WILD PORK AND WATERCRESS” written by Barry Crump. The Village Voice called The Hunt for the Wilderpeople “One of the nicest surprises at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.” It tells the story of Ricky (Julian Dennison) a defiant city kid, raised on hip-hop and foster care, who gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella (Rima Te Wiata), the cantankerous Uncle Hec (Sam Neill), and dog Tupac. The New York Times said “Mr. Waititi's expansive sense of human beings in “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” allows his characters to endure loss and hardship without forcing them to be wholly limited by their suffering, as marginalized people too often are in fiction. They're romantic and pragmatic, eccentric and utterly ordinary. They're also reasonably flawed…” When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec
go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Equal parts road comedy and rousing adventure story, Waititi
masterfully weaves lively humor with emotionally honest performances by Neill and Dennison. A hilarious, touching crowdpleaser, Hunt for the Wilderpeople reminds us about the journey that growing up is (at any age) and those who help us along the way. On Friday, June 15, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople opens in Miami at: Regal South Beach 18, The Tower Theater, AMC Sunset Place, Cinepolis Grove 14 and in Broward at Cinema Paradiso-Hollywood and The Classic Gateway Cinema. The following weekend on Friday June 22 it opens at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale as well as at Stonzek Theater at Lake Worth Playhouse in West Palm.
For more info about the film, to watch the trailer or to purchase tickets at a theatre near you, visit Wilderpeople.film