Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand film written and directed by Taika Waititi based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump and stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison.
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople opens in New Zealand on March 31 but doesn’t have a US release date yet.