Boy Kills World

"Let the ass-kicking commence."

2024 1h 51m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 894

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Synopsis

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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.

“Let the ass-kicking commence.”

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Cast

Bill Skarsgård
Boy
Jessica Rothe
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H. Jon Benjamin
Voice of Boy (voice)
Michelle Dockery
Melanie Van Der Koy
Brett Gelman
Gideon Van Der Koy
Sharlto Copley
Glen Van Der Koy
Andrew Koji
Basho
Isaiah Mustafa
Benny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Moritz Mohr
Writers: Tyler Burton Smith, Arend Remmers
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Moritz Mohr, shot by Peter Matjasko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ludvig Forssell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lucian Barnard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bill Skarsgård and Jessica Rothe and H. Jon Benjamin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let the ass-kicking commence.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13923084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Moritz Mohr directs. Peter Matjasko behind the camera. Ludvig Forssell scores. Lucian Barnard cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Directed by Moritz Mohr, shot by Peter Matjasko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ludvig Forssell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lucian Barnard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bill Skarsgård and Jessica Rothe and H. Jon Benjamin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Let the ass-kicking commence.".
8IMDB entry: tt13923084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "resistance", "dystopia", "deaf-mute", "gore".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Matjasko
Original score: Ludvig Forssell
Editing: Lucian Barnard
Production design: Michael Berg
Costume design: Danielle Knox
VFX supervisor: Jasen Nannini
Stunt coordinator: Ralf Haeger
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $3,139,717
Return: 17% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Boy Kills World (2024)

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Manuel São Bento2024-04-30
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/boy-kills-world-movie-review-a-very-bloody-good-time/ "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-
CinemaSerf2024-05-01
★ 6/10
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.
MovieGuys2024-05-24
★ 6/10
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.