Boy
Welcome to my interesting world.
Genres
Overview
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$9116968
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2010-03-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
445
Vote Average
7.308
James Rolleston
Boy
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