Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

03/31/2016 (NZ) • 1h 41m

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Nature just got gangster.

Overview

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

$23,900,000.00

Keywords

countryside

based on novel or book

wild boar

delinquent

new zealand

wilderness

coming of age

dog

foster family

nature

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