: Alamein is more of a child than Boy is. He spends his days digging holes, wearing a cape, and trying to act "tough" while neglecting Rocky.
It doesn't take long for the cracks to show. Alamein hasn't returned out of fatherly love; he’s there to find a bag of money he buried in a field years ago and forgot the exact spot. Boy (2010)
: Eager to please, Boy starts dressing like his dad and acting like a "tough guy," pushing away his friends to help with the "important work" of finding the treasure. : Alamein is more of a child than Boy is
Watch how Boy's vibrant imagination brings his hero-version of his father to life in this clip: New Zealand Film Commission YouTube• Feb 10, 2010 If you're interested, I can also: Alamein hasn't returned out of fatherly love; he’s
In 1984, on the sun-drenched East Coast of New Zealand, 11-year-old (Alamein Jr.) lives in a world built of vibrant imagination and Michael Jackson dance moves. While his grandmother is away, Boy is the "man of the house" on their small farm, looking after his younger brother Rocky —who quietly believes he has dangerous superpowers—and a handful of cousins. The Hero Legend