Hunt for the Wilderpeople

New Zealand, 2016

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Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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Credits

costume design

Kristin Seth

producer

Carthew Neal

Leanne Saunders

Matt Noonan

Taika Waititi

Duration

01:41:00

Production places
New Zealand
Production dates
2016

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-371645

Language

English

Subject categories

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

TMDB-Movie

371645

Wikidata

Q22236109

Collected

161 times

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