Boy Kills World is a 2023 action thriller about a deaf-mute who is trained by a mysterious shaman to become an instrument of death.
Directed by German-born Moritz Mohr, making his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay written by Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, based on a story by Arend Remmers and Moritz Mohr; adapted from the short film Boy Kills World by Remmers and Mohr.
The Nthibah Pictures-Hammerstone Studios-Raimi Productions-Ventaro Film co-production stars Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian, Andrew Koji, Isaiah Mustafa, Famke Janssen, Brett Gelman and Sharlto Copley.
Plot:
“Boy” (Bill Skarsgård) vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left him orphaned, deaf and voiceless.
Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favourite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Yayan Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents.
Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting wrath, carnage and bloodletting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister…
Release date:
In the US, Boy Kills World will be released theatrically by Roadside on April 26, 2024.
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