Sundance 2016: Taika Waititi's 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' is Pure Fun

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Taika Waititi is back and better than ever! No seriously, this film is Taika’s best yet, and I’ve been following him ever since I saw Eagle vs Shark premiered at Sundance 10 years ago. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the latest feature from Kiwi director Taika Waititi, who writes and directs and also has a small role in the film. Set mostly in the New Zealand “bush”, the mostly uninhabited forested wilderness taking up some of the island, the story is about a troublemaker foster care kid named Ricky Baker who finds his true family when he’s taken from the city to the countryside. I laughed my ass off, but the film actually has an immense amount of heart, too. By the end I was a fan of Ricky Baker and his “screw this” attitude and wanted more. ›››

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