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New Boy (2007)

New Boy (2007)

Drama
Release Date: 2007, July 14
Directors: Steph Green
Countries: Ireland
Production: Zanzibar Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Cast: Olutunji Ebun-Cole, Fionn O'Shea, Norma Sheahan, Sinead Maguire, Simon O'Driscoll, Byron Kumbala, Sade Oyewole, Daniel Culleton, Karl Donovan, Oisin Pollock, Conor Kennedy, Chukwudi Ugwu

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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