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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Name: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Director: Taika Waititi
Genre: drama film, comedy film, adventure film
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.8

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy film produced, 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.

Directed by Taika Waititi · Cut by Tom Eagles · 101 min

Behind the scenes

Making Of - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 3 min
Advanced Natural Lighting in Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Camera & Lighting Breakdown — Indy Mogul · 16 min
Hunt for the Wilderpeople - In Dolby Atmos | Behind The Scenes | Dolby — Dolby · 4 min
Taika Waititi on the story of Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 5 min
Sam Neill - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 3 min
Rima Te Wiata - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 3 min
Rhys Darby - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 3 min
Julian Dennison - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) — FilmArchive · 3 min

Elsewhere

More by Taika Waititi

Akira
Two Cars, One Night — 2004
Tama Tu — 2005
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires — 2005
Eagle vs Shark — 2007
The White Tiger — 2009
Boy — 2010
What We Do in the Shadows — 2014
Team Thor — 2016
Thor: Ragnarok — 2017
Team Thor: Part 2 — 2017
Team Darryl — 2018
Jojo Rabbit — 2019
Vfx In Jojo Rabbit — 2019
Thor: Love and Thunder — 2022
Next Goal Wins — 2023
The Boy & the Octopus — 2024
A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever — 2025
Klara and the Sun — 2026

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