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.
Directed by Steph Green
immigrant
gun
trauma
bullying
racism
african
ireland
school teacher
based on short story
schoolboy
african boy
discrimination
woman director
new student
teachers and students
british school system
short film
school bullying
irish
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
Cast
Fionn O'Shea
Seth Quinn
Norma Sheahan
Teacher Lady
Crew
Steph Green
Director
Roddy Doyle
Writer
Steph Green
Writer
Eamonn Cleary
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
17 reviews
Tvisha Mahajan
8.0★ · 01/14/26
Im not even joking we watched this in class and i shed some tears i am so sad ❤️
Im not even joking we watched this in class and i shed some tears i am so sad ❤️
Blake Gyllanhall
4.6★ · 04/25/25
Very cute but I cannot take Irish children seriously, their accents are too adorable.
Very cute but I cannot take Irish children seriously, their accents are too adorable.
Alex
6.0★ · 09/24/24
*Based on a short story
*Based on a short story
S
5.0★ · 01/16/24
Not bad, but it’s missing some of the charm that the short story had
Not bad, but it’s missing some of the charm that the short story had
Cas b
7.0★ · 12/21/23
It was alright, I kinda preferred reading the short story but the way they filmed the flashback was good
It was alright, I kinda preferred reading the short story but the way they filmed the flashback was good
