Hunt for the Wilderpeople

SYNOPSIS

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. Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the 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 praising Dennison and Neill's performances and chemistry.