Director: Moritz Mohr
Writer(s): Tyler Burton Smith, Arend Remmers, Moritz Mohr
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Famke Janssen, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Quinn Copeland, Sharlto Copley, Andrew Koji, Jody Abrahams, Natalia Aleksandrowa, Zainab Azizi, Inge Beckmann, H. Jon Benjamin, Reza Brojerdi, Nena Butler, François Chau, Jane de Wet, Ashley Dowds, Dorothy Ann Gould, Blake Isaacs, Ilse Klink, Rolanda Marais, Jasmine Maylam, Gershwin Mias, Martin Munro,, Katherine Neethling, Pierre Nelson, Lionel Newton, Kevin Otto, Caleb Payne, Nicky Rebelo, Conner Ronquest, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Dawid Szatarski, Morné Visser, Monica Angrand, Shane John Kruger
Synopsis: Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf, and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister. READ REVIEW
Release Date: April 26, 2024 (USA) | Length: 115 min | Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, language, some drug use and sexual references. | Note(s): I wasn’t able to “identify” Pierre Nelson, Ilse Klink or Jody Abrahams. Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023. Above is theatrical release date. Malwande Mgojo is a producer on this project.