3 Movies Starring James Rolleston

Boy

Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-03-25

Languages:

English, Maori

Countries:

New Zealand

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (7273 Reviews)

Director:

Taika Waititi

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king-even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version-an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. This is where the goat enters.

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-12-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

New Zealand

Runtime:

124 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1794 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The Dark Horse is an emotionally-charged and inspiring drama about a man who searches for the courage to lead, despite his own adversities - finding purpose and hope in passing on his gift to the children in his community.

The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-30

Languages:

Maori

Countries:

New Zealand, UK

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2172 Reviews)

Director:

Toa Fraser

Genres:

Action

Fullplot:

After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

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