Character Relationship Map: Boy

Characters

• Boy (played by James Rolleston) — protagonist

  Boy is the imaginative central child, living on a farm and caring for the younger children while dreaming about his absent father, Alamein. His excitement at Alamein’s return gradually turns into disa...

• Rocky (played by Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu) — protagonist

  Rocky is Boy’s quiet younger brother, who believes he has dangerous superpowers because his mother died giving birth to him. He is initially wary of Alamein and later apologizes to him for his mother’...

• Alamein (played by Taika Waititi) — supporting

  Alamein is Boy and Rocky’s absent father, returning after imprisonment to recover money buried on the farm. He briefly tries to act like a father to Boy but remains driven by greed, anger, and frustra...

• Dynasty (played by Moerangi Tihore) — supporting

  Dynasty is one of Boy’s close friends and a companion to Dallas. She is connected to the marijuana crop grown by her father, which Boy and Alamein become involved with while trying to make money. As B...

• Chardonnay (played by RickyLee Waipuka-Russell) — supporting

  Chardonnay is a girl at Boy’s school whom he wants to impress. Boy’s interest in her is part of his youthful effort to appear confident and grown-up, alongside his fantasies about his father and his c...

• Dallas (played by Haze Reweti) — supporting

  Dallas is one of Boy’s friends and is associated with Dynasty through the marijuana crop grown by their father. Boy brings Alamein marijuana connected to the crop, and later leads him to it in an atte...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Boy → Chardonnay (Romantic School Crush) — Boy's adolescent attraction to Chardonnay reflects his desire for recognition.

  Boy repeatedly tries to impress Chardonnay, who is described as a girl at his school.

• Boy → Rocky (Family Brothers) — The brothers share the film's central family experience.

  Boy lives with his younger brother Rocky, and the two boys visit their mother's grave together at the end.

• Alamein → Rocky (Family Father) — Alamein is also Rocky's absent father.

  Rocky is identified as Alamein's son, and Alamein continues digging for the hidden money with Rocky.

• Alamein → Boy (Family Father) — Alamein is Boy's absent and emotionally inconsistent father.

  Boy is overjoyed when his father, Alamein, returns to the farm. Alamein later tells Boy that he loves him.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Alamein → Dynasty (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Alamein's actions place Dynasty's family interests in conflict with his gang.

  Alamein takes the marijuana crop connected to Dynasty's father, provoking confrontation by the local gang.

• Alamein → Dallas (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Alamein's criminal activity creates danger for Dallas's family network.

  Alamein gathers the marijuana crop associated with Dallas's father, after Boy brings it to him to sell.

• Boy → Dallas (Social Friend) — Dallas is one of Boy's close friends before Boy becomes distant.

  Boy spends time hanging out with Dallas and later brings marijuana connected to Dallas's family crop.

• Boy → Dynasty (Social Friend) — Dynasty belongs to Boy's childhood friendship circle.

  Boy spends time with Dynasty and Dallas, and the marijuana crop is connected to Dynasty's family.

Story Analysis

A child replaces an idealized father fantasy with painful honesty, then rebuilds his connection with family and friends.

Plot Progression

1. Dreams of a Missing Father — Boy lives at the farm with Rocky and imagines a heroic version of his absent father. Alamein's unexpected return disrupts the children's routine.
2. A False Treasure Hunt — Alamein searches for money buried before his imprisonment, while Boy mistakes the search for an adventure. Their temporary closeness makes Boy believe he has finally gained a father.
3. The Cost of Growing Up — Boy distances himself from his friends and finds the money, but his attempt to enjoy it ends with humiliation. The goat's destruction of the money deepens his desperation.
4. Criminal Fallout — Boy leads Alamein to the marijuana crop, allowing Alamein to replace the lost money with another criminal scheme. The local gang retaliates, the goat dies, and Alamein is abandoned.
5. Truth at the Grave — Boy abandons his comforting fantasies and confronts Alamein with the remains of the money. The family cannot return to normal, but Boy reconnects with Rocky and his friends.