Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

A wild teenage boy and his late foster mother's cantankerous husband get lost in the wilderness after social services threatens to take the boy away.

Director: Unknown
Cast: Sam Neill, Taika Waititi, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Mike Minouge, Oscar Kightley, Rima Te Wiata, Troy Kingi
Runtime: 01h 41m
Type: Movie

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

A wild teenage boy and his late foster mother's cantankerous husband get lost in the wilderness after social services threatens to take the boy away.

Director: Unknown
Cast: Sam Neill, Taika Waititi, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Mike Minouge, Oscar Kightley, Rima Te Wiata, Troy Kingi
Runtime: 01h 41m
Type: Movie
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