FEATURE FILM

New Boy

6.3/10
TMDB32 votes
2007Original: English11 min

A young African boy with a haunting backstory starts school in Ireland and quickly finds out 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.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Olutunji Ebun-Cole, Simon O'Driscoll, Fionn O'Shea, Sinead Maguire, Norma Sheahan

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About New Boy

New Boy (2007) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Steph Green. The cast includes Olutunji Ebun-Cole, Simon O'Driscoll, Fionn O'Shea, Sinead Maguire.

Released
2007-07-14
Original language
English
Runtime
11 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Ireland
Production companies
Zanzibar Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Directors
Steph Green
Writers
Roddy Doyle, Steph Green

New Boy cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.3/10 from 32 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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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A young African boy with a haunting backstory starts school in Ireland and quickly finds out 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.

Who stars in New Boy?

Olutunji Ebun-Cole, Simon O'Driscoll, Fionn O'Shea, Sinead Maguire, Norma Sheahan, Byron Kumbala. See the cast cards above for character names.

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