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New Boy( 2007)

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Overview

A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Olutunji Ebun-Cole

      Joseph

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      Simon O'Driscoll

      Christian Kelly

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      Fionn O'Shea

      Seth Quinn

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      Sinead Maguire

      Hazel O'Hara

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      Norma Sheahan

      Teacher Lady

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      Byron Kumbala

      Joseph's Father

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      Sade Oyewole

      Pamela

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      Daniel Culleton

      Student 1

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      Karl Donovan

      Student 2

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      Oisin Pollock

      Student 3

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      Conor Kennedy

      Student 4

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      Chukwudi Ugwu

      Lead Soldier

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      Boye Karumwi

      Armed Soldier 1

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      Kayode Ayinde

      Armed Soldier 2

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      Keith Buggy

      Boy in Class

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Mar 21 2024
    When "Joseph" (Ulutunji Ebun-Cole) arrives at his new Irish junior school, he is immediately reminded of his school at home (somewhere in Africa) and of the trauma that he experienced there that rather dwarves the petty bullying that he is soon experiencing from two of his classmates. Luckily, the young "Hazel" (Sinead Maguire) takes a bit of a shine to their new boy and her behaviour might just offer a conduit for all to move past their initial hostilities and share a laugh. Aside from anything else, it makes you remember that being a primary school teacher is no walk in the park, but mostly i...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    94000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • immigrant
    • gun
    • trauma
    • bullying
    • racism
    • african
    • ireland
    • school teacher
    • based on short story
    • schoolboy
    • african boy
    • discrimination
    • woman director
    • new student
    • teachers and students
    • british school system
    • short film
    • school bullying
    • irish