A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
- Awards
- 24 wins & 26 nominations
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe film was the first local feature to gross more than NZ$1 million in its opening weekend at the New Zealand box office.
- GoofsNo kiwi Hunter worth his salt would kill a pukeko for eating - they are notoriously bad eating birds, hence the cooking joke: boil a pukeko with a shoe and when the shoe is soft, throw away the bird and eat the shoe.
- Crazy creditsThe credits include sections headed "Wildercrew" and "Wildercast", with the latter including the subheading "Wilderdogs".
- SoundtracksMakutekahu
Written by Lukasz Pawel Buda (as L. Buda), Samuel Scott (as S. Scott), and Conrad Wedde (as C. Wedde)
Native Tongue Music Publishing
Arranged by Hamish McKeich
Performed by Pepe Becker, Anna Sedcole, Phillip Collins, and Robert Oliver
Featured review
Quirky, funny and slightly absurdist but surprisingly emotionally resonant, too.
While 'The Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016)' is suitably quirky, slightly absurdist and extremely funny (refreshingly so), it only packs as much punch as it does because it is surprisingly emotionally resonant. Its endearing and relatively realistic central relationship thankfully always comes first. The film is just an entertaining time throughout, an eclectic amalgamation of farcical comedy and character growth, and it's an incredibly unique experience that never takes the easy or expected route, in terms of neither its plot nor its laughs. This makes every weird, oddly cohesive moment all the sweeter, especially when it collates into an end result as fantastic as it is. 8/10
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- Oct 7, 2018
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- Language
- Also known as
- Yovvoyi odamlar izidan
- Filming locations
- Horopito, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand(car yard)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,205,468
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $78,439
- Jun 26, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $38,560,308
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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