I’m so glad the ‘boys’ from The Real Lord of the Flies are finally, after 50 years, getting the attention they deserve.”
Despite finding major box office success and Oscar glory in Hollywood, filmmaker Taika Waititi never lost touch with his New Zealand roots.
The story involves Tongan Castaways, six teen boys stranded on an island who made a pack never to quarrel.
Recently, he took to Twitter to express support for a filmmaker of Polynesian descent to headline the movie adaptation of a real-life Lord of the Flies incident.