New Boy
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$94000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
11 min
Release Date
2007-07-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
6.5
Olutunji Ebun-Cole
Joseph
Simon O'Driscoll
Christian Kelly
Fionn O'Shea
Seth Quinn
Sinead Maguire
Hazel O'Hara
Norma Sheahan
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Byron Kumbala
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Sade Oyewole
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Daniel Culleton
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Karl Donovan
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Oisin Pollock
Student 3
Conor Kennedy
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Chukwudi Ugwu
Lead Soldier
Boye Karumwi
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Kayode Ayinde
Armed Soldier 2
Keith Buggy
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