We have been working our way through SBS Festival of 100 Clicks on Demand and came across a New Zealand film called Boy. It was quite a nice surprise. The main character is an 11 year old boy who is looking after his siblings while his grandma attends a funeral. He cooks and cleans with the littlies until his long lost Dad turns up to be a bad influence on him.
His Dad left when his Mum died in childbirth. However he has returned to find the money he buried in a field. Boy shouts his mates icy poles with the find, but the goat is not going to let him get away with it.
It is a tragic comedy. Boy is obsessed by Michael Jackson, the idea of his Dad (not the reality) and Chardonnay (a girl at school). His friends are priceless and so are their names (Dallas and Dynasty). The little brother Rocky almost steals the show with his sweetness and belief in super powers. Worth watching.
9/10
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