2016 film by Taika Waititi
Hunt for the Wilderpeople ( WIL-də-pee-pəl) is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the 1986 novel Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison star as "Uncle" Hector and Ricky Baker: a father figure and foster son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush. Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan, and Waititi produced the film.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2016. The film opened across New Zealand on 31 March 2016. Grossing US$23.2 million, it remains the highest-grossing New Zealand film excluding international co-productions. The film received critical acclaim, with many critics highlighting Dennison and Neill's performances and chemistry.
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