New Boy

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.

Rating

6.5
27 votes

Popularity

0.3283

Origin & Countries

IE | en | Ireland

Production

Zanzibar Films,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Runtime

11 min.

Status

Released

Release: 7/14/2007

Credits

New Boy

Steph GreenDirector

New Boy

Olutunji Ebun-ColeJoseph

New Boy

Simon O'DriscollChristian Kelly

New Boy

Fionn O'SheaSeth Quinn

New Boy

Sinead MaguireHazel O'Hara

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

3/21/2024

7 / 10

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 of the story.

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