Boy Kills World

Name: Boy Kills World
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: April 26, 2024
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Andrew Koji, Bill Skarsgård, Brett Gelman, Cameron Crovetti, Isaiah Mustafa

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 26, 2024 | R

Starring: Andrew Koji, Bill Skarsgård, Brett Gelman, Cameron Crovetti, Isaiah Mustafa, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Crovetti, Quinn Copeland, Yayan Ruhian

Summary: 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 the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (YayanBoy (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 the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite 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 a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. 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.… Expand

Director: Moritz Mohr

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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Alan Ng

Sep 10, 2023

Boy Kills World is a two-hour roller coaster. You’ll leave exhausted and beaten, and yet feeling like maybe you too can defeat the fascist dictators in your life. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Sep 10, 2023

A high-octane action extravaganza sure to satiate genre fans’ delirious bloodlust. Read full review

Screen Rant Nadir Samara

Apr 26, 2024

Skarsgård and Benjamin make for an odd pair that work well together at every turn. The vision of Mohr is clear and realized, and the resulting work of art will excite audiences around the world. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Apr 25, 2024

In spite of its demented enthusiasm (as well as this independently financed, Sam Raimi-produced film’s welcome rejection of anything that might resemble a studio note), Mohr’s frenetic and exhausting video game of a movie doesn’t know where to focus its energy. Read full review

Lauren J. Coates

Apr 26, 2024

While the dialogue, world-building, and characters may be lackluster, there’s one thing that Boy Kills World can always be relied upon to deliver, and that’s violence. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 26, 2024

Apart from mistaking energy for exhilaration, the movie is a mostly flavorless puree of dark humor, comic-book sentimentality and ultra-bloody combat. But it’s the relentless and banal video-game aesthetic that may get you involuntarily reaching for a controller in hopes of finding a pause button. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Apr 24, 2024

There’s no apparent human feeling on display here, just scene after scene of protracted martial arts combat that goes on and on, while providing no rooting interest. Read full review

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