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New Boy (2007)

Jul 14, 2007 Drama 0h 11m
65%
User Score
7.0/10

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.

Roddy Doyle
Writer
Steph Green
Director

Top Billed Cast

Olutunji Ebun-Cole
Olutunji Ebun-Cole

Joseph
Simon O'Driscoll
Simon O'Driscoll

Christian Kelly
Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea

Seth Quinn
Sinead Maguire
Sinead Maguire

Hazel O'Hara
Norma Sheahan
Norma Sheahan

Teacher Lady
Byron Kumbala
Byron Kumbala

Joseph's Father
Sade Oyewole
Sade Oyewole

Pamela
Daniel Culleton
Daniel Culleton

Student 1
Karl Donovan
Karl Donovan

Student 2

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 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 it's a reminder that it's not always the easiest path to make friends - picking fights is often simpler. The kids do quite well here, with a minimum of dialogue, and I did quite enjoy the simplicity o...

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