---
title: 'Boy (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Taika Waititi'
released: '2010-03-25'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'New Zealand'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/boy-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560139/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Boy (2010)

2010 · 88 min · Comedy, Drama · New Zealand


## Synopsis

Boy is a 2010 New Zealand comedy-drama film, written and directed by Taika Waititi. The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Waititi. It is produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. Taika Waititi recognised the self-reflective aspect of Boy, claiming that he was "playing my dad" as well as the claim that Boy is a "mirror of me", bringing a particularly personal feel to the film in relation to its director. In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for local production. Boy went on to become the highest-grossing New Zealand film at the local box office. The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously provided music for Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi)
- **Screenplay:** [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [The Phoenix Foundation](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-phoenix-foundation)
- **Producer:** [Cliff Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-curtis), [Ainsley Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ainsley-gardiner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-clark)
- **Editor:** [Chris Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-plummer)

## Cast

- [Moerangi Tihore](https://cinepixo.com/people/moerangi-tihore)
- [James Rolleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-rolleston)
- [Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu](https://cinepixo.com/people/te-aho-aho-eketone-whitu)
- [Rachel House](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-house)
- [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi)
- [Rajvinder Eria](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajvinder-eria)
- [RickyLee Waipuka-Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rickylee-waipuka-russell)
- [Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/darcy-ray-flavell-hudson)

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Official site: http://boythefilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/boy-2010
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