20 Best Indie Movies Of 2016
6. Hunt For The Wilderpeople
Following on from his critically acclaimed 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, Kiwi director Taika Waititi treated film fans to another delightfully quirky indie this year with Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Based on a book by fellow New Zealander Barry Crump, the charming adventure comedy-drama stars young newcomer Julian Dennison as a foul-mouthed, hip-hop obsessed delinquent and Sam Neill as his begrudging guardian and focuses on the manhunt that follows after the pair purposefully go missing in the New Zealand bush. Not only did it open to rave reviews at its Sundance premiere, it also took its homeland by storm where it currently ranks as New Zealand’s highest grossing homegrown movie.
Next up in Waititi’s career he’ll be making the leap from indie flicks to big budget blockbusters with Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, but hopefully won’t lose any of his quirky charm in the process.