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Boy Kills World

- Let the ass-kicking commence.

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.

Release Date : 2024-04-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Vertigo EntertainmentHammerstone StudiosNthibah PicturesCapstone Global

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Bill Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Character Name : June27

Original Name : Jessica Rothe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Voice of Boy (voice)

Original Name : H. Jon Benjamin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melanie Van Der Koy

Original Name : Michelle Dockery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gideon Van Der Koy

Original Name : Brett Gelman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen Van Der Koy

Original Name : Sharlto Copley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Basho

Original Name : Andrew Koji

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benny

Original Name : Isaiah Mustafa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hilda Van Der Koy

Original Name : Famke Janssen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mina

Original Name : Quinn Copeland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Boy

Original Name : Cameron Crovetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Boy

Original Name : Nicholas Crovetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shaman

Original Name : Yayan Ruhian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beatrice Van Der Koy

Original Name : Dorothy Ann Gould

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anna the Flower Girl

Original Name : Jane de Wet

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melanie Impersonator

Original Name : Inge Beckmann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glen Impersonator

Original Name : Martin Munro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gideon Impersonator

Original Name : Pierre Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hilda Impersonator

Original Name : Natalia Aleksandrowa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pineapple Pal

Original Name : Shane John Kruger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Voice of Shaman (voice)

Original Name : François Chau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darrel

Original Name : Kevin Otto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kramer

Original Name : Nicky Rebelo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Market Vendor

Original Name : Reza Brojerdi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angry Bystander

Original Name : Frances Sholto-Douglas

Gender : Female

Character Name : VDK Dawe

Original Name : Dawid Szatarski

Gender : Male

Character Name : VDK Market Soldier

Original Name : Morné Visser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy's Imaginary Mother

Original Name : Rolanda Marais

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noodle Husband

Original Name : Jody Abrahams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Noodle Lady

Original Name : Ilse Klink

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noodle Child

Original Name : Jasmine Maylam

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melanie's Assistant

Original Name : Néna Butler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melanie's Executive

Original Name : Zainab Azizi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shaman's Daughter

Original Name : Katherine Neethling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shaman's Son

Original Name : Blake Isaacs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy's Imaginary Father

Original Name : Ashley Dowds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragged Man

Original Name : Lionel Newton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scared Little Child

Original Name : Caleb Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Machete Man

Original Name : Gershwin Mias

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Frostington

Original Name : Conway October

Gender : Male

Character Name : Octo Thief

Original Name : Dudon Marsh

Gender : Male

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2024-04-30

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-

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-01

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

@MovieGuys

2024-05-24

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.