Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jared Hess makes an unforgettable directorial debut with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE a hilarious tender & original portrait of a truly eccentric character Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) is a high-school outcast in every sense of the word More interested in playing tetherball by himself & drawing pictures of his favourite animal the &liger& (a combination of a lion & a tiger) Napoleon is ignored by everyone in his tiny hometown of Preston Idaho At home things aren&t much better His uber-nerd older brother Kip (Aaron Ruell) & ultra-vain Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) are too busy with their own obsessions to give Napoleon the time of day It isn&t until a new student Pedro (Efren Ramirez) arrives that Napoleon finds friendship & performs an act of brave defiance that makes him a true hero Written by Hess & his wife Jerusha NAPOLEON DYNAMITE brilliantly captures the awkwardness of high school without succumbing to condescension Most of this can be attributed to Heder who steps into Napoleon&s moon boots with a jaw-dropping flawlessness The rest of the cast is just as natural underplaying their roles & letting the comedy unfold without forcing any of the jokes Add a hilarious soundtrack of 1980s hits & you have an instant classic a crowd-pleasing riot that has an undeniably universal appeal