Join us at the Figge in the John Deere Auditorium for a FREE screening of Boy (2010) beginning at 6:30 p.m. An 11-year-old devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, welcomes home his absentee criminal father, who has returned to retrieve a bag of money he buried years ago. Boy was the highest-grossing film of all time in New Zealand. Internationally, it earned over $43 million, while ticket sales in the U.S. totaled a mere quarter of a million dollars. Director, screenwriter, actor Taika Waititi went on to enjoy significant critical and commercial success in 2019 with JoJo Rabbit. 

Awards: 

American Film Institute: Audience Award for Best International Feature Film

New Zealand Film and TV awards: 13 nominations and seven wins, incl. Best Film, Director, Screenplay

Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize nomination

Other International Film Festivals honors/awards include from:

• Berlin Intl. Film Festival
• Melbourne Intl. Film Festival
• Sydney Film Festival

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POST-SCREENING WINE AND DISCUSSION:

Socialize and discuss the film afterward with a complimentary glass of wine. Underwritten by Barb Zimmerman.

Free admission for Thursdays at the Figge sponsored by Chris and Mary Rayburn.