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7.4/10   167 votes
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Director:
Steph Green
Writers:
Roddy Doyle (short story)
Steph Green (writer)
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Genre:
Short | Drama more
Plot:
Captures the experience of being the new kid in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine year-old African boy. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins more
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Friends and foes more (2 total)

Cast

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Olutunji Ebun-Cole ... Joseph

Norma Sheahan ... Teacher
Simon O'Driscoll ... Christian Kelly
Fionn O'Shea ... Seth Quinn
Sinead Maguire ... Hazel O'Hara
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Keith Buggy ... Boy in class
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Runtime:
USA:11 min | Ireland:11 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Ireland:12
Filming Locations:
Ireland
Company:
Zanzibar Films more

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Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Friends and foes, 1 September 2008
7/10
Author: johno-21 from United States

I recently saw this at the 2008 Palm Springs International Short Fest. This comedy-drama is a story about a nine year old African boy, Joseph (Olutunji Ebun-Cole who has fled a war-torn nation and is experiencing his first day of school in Ireland and the natural difficulties of an outsider fitting in. Norma Sheahan is the teacher keeping order, Sinead Maguire is Hazel O'Hara the sympathetic classmate, and Fionn O'Shea and Simon O'Driscall are Seth Quinn and Christian Kelly the classroom bullies. This award winning short is the third short from writer/director Stephanie Green. Green adapted the story from the short story New Boy by novelist Roddy Doyle, best known for The Commitments, from his new book The Deportees and Other Stories. The story is told with flashbacks of Joseph's schooling in Africa. This is a good film with nice performances from the child actors and exasperated teacher and the central story moves along at a fast pace that the flashback scenes don't slow down resulting in an even balanced film. I would give this a 7.0 out of 10 and recommend it.

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