Based on the beloved novel Wild Pork and Watercress by New Zealander Barry Crump, the film Hunt for the Wilderpeople has delighted audiences worldwide, offering a charming mix of genres spanning coming-of-age films, road pictures and buddy movies. When child welfare services places city kid and loner Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) with an older country couple, there's inevitably a bit of a settling-in period for the wild child. After Ricky finally warms to his adoptive mother, she dies unexpectedly, and the boy, unwilling to return to orphan life, flees into the landscape. Her surly husband Hec (Sam Neill) chases Ricky down, but the not-very-dynamic duo finds themselves pursued by both social workers and police officers, who believe the child has been kidnapped. As they make their way through lush and sparsely populated lands, Ricky learns what Hec describes as 'the knack,' developing a variety of survival skills while eluding pursuers and bonding with his 'Uncle Hec.'
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