When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
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Boy Kills World
Overview:
When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
Cast:
- Boy: Bill Skarsgård
- June27: Jessica Rothe
- Voice of Boy (voice): H. Jon Benjamin
- Melanie Van Der Koy: Michelle Dockery
- Gideon Van Der Koy: Brett Gelman
- Glen Van Der Koy: Sharlto Copley
- Basho: Andrew Koji
- Benny: Isaiah Mustafa
- Hilda Van Der Koy: Famke Janssen
- Mina: Quinn Copeland
- Young Boy: Cameron Crovetti
- Young Boy: Nicholas Crovetti
- Shaman: Yayan Ruhian
- Beatrice Van Der Koy: Dorothy Ann Gould
- Anna the Flower Girl: Jane de Wet
- Melanie Impersonator: Inge Beckmann
- Glen Impersonator: Martin Munro
- Gideon Impersonator: Pierre Nelson
- Hilda Impersonator: Natalia Aleksandrowa
- Pineapple Pal: Shane John Kruger
- Voice of Shaman (voice): François Chau
- Darrel: Kevin Otto
- Kramer: Nicky Rebelo
- Market Vendor: Reza Brojerdi
- Angry Bystander: Frances Sholto-Douglas
- VDK Dawe: Dawid Szatarski
- VDK Market Soldier: Morné Visser
- Boy’s Imaginary Mother: Rolanda Marais
- Noodle Husband: Jody Abrahams
- Noodle Lady: Ilse Klink
- Noodle Child: Jasmine Maylam
- Melanie’s Assistant: Néna Butler
- Melanie’s Executive: Zainab Azizi
- Shaman’s Daughter: Katherine Neethling
- Shaman’s Son: Blake Isaacs
- Boy’s Imaginary Father: Ashley Dowds
- Ragged Man: Lionel Newton
- Scared Little Child: Caleb Payne
- Machete Man: Gershwin Mias
- Captain Frostington: Conway October
- Octo Thief: Dudon Marsh
Crew:
- Foley Artist: Biko Gogaladze
- Producer: Zainab Azizi
- Director: Moritz Mohr
- Producer: Andrew Childs
- Casting: Nancy Nayor
- Casting Assistant: Nancy McManus
- Producer: Stuart Manashil
- Producer: Sam Raimi
- Producer: Roy Lee
- Producer: Dan Kagan
- Casting Associate: Jasmine Gutierrez
- Stunts: Julia Schunevitsch
- Associate Producer: Malwande Mgojo
- Writer: Tyler Burton Smith
- Executive Producer: Reza Brojerdi
- Writer: Arend Remmers
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Jasen Nannini
- Script Supervisor: Tamarin Kotze
- Set Decoration: Fred Du Preez
- Production Design: Michael Berg
- ADR Mixer: Brian Magrum
- ADR Mixer: Scott Cannizzaro
- Director of Photography: Peter Matjasko
- Costume Design: Danielle Knox
- Still Photographer: Graham Bartholomew
- Music Supervisor: Ashley Waldron
- Art Direction: Charis Baleson
- Supervising Art Director: Kirk Doman
- Associate Producer: Matthew-Judd Fitzjohn
- Editor: Lucian Barnard
- Boom Operator: Deon Bonsai Bruning
- Producer: Wayne Fitzjohn
- Producer: Simon Swart
- Original Music Composer: Ludvig Forssell
- Action Director: Dawid Szatarski
- Stunt Double: Colleen Knox
- Stunt Coordinator: Ralf Haeger
- Stunt Double: Russ McCarroll
- Stunts: Francois Groenewald
- Stunt Double: Jacqueline Lee Geurts
- Stunt Double: Toni Jean Erasmus
- Stunt Double: Reon Van Der Watt
- Stunts: Dylan Viljoen
- Stunts: Dudon Marsh
- Stunts: Trevor Byrom
- Stunt Double: Nadine Theron
- Stunts: Sergio Fransman
- Stunts: Matt Esof
- Stunts: Francois Grobbelaar
- Stunts: Mike Möller
- Stunts: Marlon Braaf
- Stunts: Luke Rhode
- Stunts: Igor Tjumenzev
- Stunt Coordinator: Grant Hulley
- Stunts: Hein De Vries
- Stunts: Claudia Heinz
- Stunts: Conway October
- Stunts: Jeremy Jess Boado
- Stunts: Anon Mall
- Producer: Alex Lebovici
Catogories:
Crime,Thriller,Action
These plug-ins are astonishing!
Let the ass-kicking commence.
Language:
English
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Vertigo Entertainment,Hammerstone Studios,Nthibah Pictures,Lionsgate,Roadside Attractions,Capstone Pictures,Raimi Productions
Popularity:
86.611
Date:
2024-04-24
Year:
2024
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“Boy Kills World finds its stage when it focuses on the cool stunts and explosion of unrestrained action that will certainly win over genre aficionados.
The revenge premise never quite flies off narratively, remaining a thematically superficial, undeveloped story, but the numerous sequences of violently choreographed fights are entertaining enough to please the majority of the audience. The layer of humor fits the light tone, but beware of the complete uninhibitedness regarding the doses of blood, ruthlessness, and creative use of everyday items for combat.
The standard recommendation for a weekend without plans.”
Rating: B-
- CinemaSerf: There’s a bit of the television series “Kung Fu” (no panda) to the start of this film as we see a young deaf/mute boy being intensively trained by a mysterious and highly-skilled shaman deep in the jungle. Why? Well it turns out that civilisation is being governed by the dastardly, seriously hammy, “Van Der Koy” family and that every year they round up their enemies and kill them all on live TV. Remind you of anything? Our nameless, muscle-bound, hero (Bill Skarsgård) has an axe to grind with them, and egged on by his mentor sets about wreaking revenge on them for killing his family. Sadly, there’s nothing at all original throughout the rest of this pretty dull action thriller that relies too heavily on a slightly comedic narration (his thoughts) guiding us through some set-piece and repetitious combat scenes that after about fifteen minutes left us in no doubt as to the conclusion we were headed for. The more heavily armed soldiers you have guarding something, the easier it is for one man to… The arrival of Michelle Dockery and the sparingly used Famke Janssen add nothing at all, indeed the former is actually pretty terrible and doesn’t become any more menacing just because she takes on a mid-Atlantic drawl. It’s a fight/stunt co-ordinators’ wet dream this film, but for the rest if us it’s “Hunger Games” light. Very light.
- MovieGuys: Boy Kills World is a mash up of by now well known martial arts action genres.
Perhaps the most obvious nod is to films like “Kill Bill” which in turn is a satirical parody, of cheesy 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, martial arts action films.
Boy Kills World is superficially quite watchable but it feels truncated. This is especially evident in terms of character development and grim comedy.
Had it delved further into its potential for larger than life, well rounded characterisations and better exploited its rather dark humour, it could have become a bit of a cult hit.
By contrast, its, at times, gratuitous violence, like the creative but painfully cringe worthy, cheese grater scene, is something, I personally felt, needed to be dialled down.
In summary, a watchable martial arts action mash up with a cheesy nod to older films, in the genre. Let down a little by missed opportunities for character development and dark humour. Not to mention, at times, over the top violence.
