‘Shopping’ Trailer

Though it looks very similar to last year’s amazing Kiwi film Boy, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  If Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland‘s feature debut Shopping has even half the heart and quirkiness of Boy, it’ll be a success in my opinion.

The film takes place in New Zealand in 1981 and focuses on two brothers whose family is comprised of small-time crooks and criminals.  The film originally screened at Sundance 2013 and is currently slated for a May 30th release in New Zealand, with no date set for the States.  Hit the jump for the synopsis and trailer.

Living in New Zealand in 1981 amid high racial tension, Willie, a half-Samoan teenager, is coming into his own. With an unpredictable father, Willie spends most of his time working at a department store or taking care of his little brother, Solomon. A chance encounter at work with an eccentric and charming “shopper” named Bennie lures Willie into a world without rules. As Willie begins to find a place in Bennie’s reckless nest of criminals, Solomon grows increasingly vulnerable to their father’s violent tendencies.