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New Boy (2007)

6.5/10 0h 11m Jul 14, 2007
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title New Boy
Original Language EN
Budget $94,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

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Olutunji Ebun-Cole
Joseph
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Simon O'Driscoll
Christian Kelly
Popularity: 0.0
Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea
Seth Quinn
Popularity: 0.6
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Sinead Maguire
Hazel O'Hara
Popularity: 0.3
Norma Sheahan
Norma Sheahan
Teacher Lady
Popularity: 0.4
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Byron Kumbala
Joseph's Father
Popularity: 0.2
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Sade Oyewole
Pamela
Popularity: 0.2
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Daniel Culleton
Student 1
Popularity: 0.1
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Karl Donovan
Student 2
Popularity: 0.4
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Oisin Pollock
Student 3
Popularity: 0.1
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Conor Kennedy
Student 4
Popularity: 0.0
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Chukwudi Ugwu
Lead Soldier

Key Crew

Writer Roddy Doyle, Steph Green
Director Steph Green
Editor Lee Hickey
Producer Tamara Anghie

Production

Zanzibar Films
IE
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
IE

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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

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
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 y ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 14, 2007
Runtime 0h 11m
Budget $94,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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