The Wog Boy
| The Wog Boy | |
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| Directed by | Aleksi Vellis |
| Written by | Nick Giannopoulos Chris Anastassides |
| Produced by | Nick Giannopoulos Aleksi Vellis |
| Starring | Nick Giannopoulos Vince Colosimo Lucy Bell Abi Tucker John Barresi Stephen Curry Hung Le Geraldine Turner Tony Nikolakopoulos Derryn Hinch |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (Australia & Germany) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Australia Greece |
| Languages | English Greek Italian |
| Box office | $11,449,799 |
The Wog Boy is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed by Aleksi Vellis and starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, Stephen Curry, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch. Whilst the word wog is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album. It is the first part of Giannopoulous's eponymous Wog Boy trilogy, preceding Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010) and Wog Boys Forever (2022).