<P> Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy - drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi , whose screenplay was based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump . Carthew Neal , Leanne Saunders , Matt Noonan , and Waititi produced the film . Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play `` Uncle '' Hector and Ricky Baker , a father figure and son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush . </P>
<P> Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy - drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi , whose screenplay was based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump . Carthew Neal , Leanne Saunders , Matt Noonan , and Waititi produced the film . Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play `` Uncle '' Hector and Ricky Baker , a father figure and son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush . </P>
where does hunt for the wilderpeople take place
where does hunt for the wilderpeople take place
New Zealand
New Zealand