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‘The Boy’ is a short film written and directed by Steph Green- Tribeca Film Festival award winner as well as Oscar nominee. I have chosen this particular film due to its effective way of illustrating a young boy, named Joseph’s story, with very few dialogues delivered from him. This particular short film does not only contain elements of humor but also manages to portray a young boy’s struggle of being in a new environment.
The story revolves around the life of a young African child named Joseph who has recently moved into a new school in Ireland and is getting adapted to the school and its pupils. The film progresses to show us what obstacles he faces and how he overcomes them.
I personally found this film very good. What I appreciated in particular was the way the director showed clips of his past and related it to what was happening in the present time – showing us as the audience the characters background and how he is adapting to the new environment.
The protagonist Joseph as well as his other class mates managed to give a solid performance making the scenes seem very believable along side the raw cuts showing Josephs school life in Africa. What I found surprising was that the source of warmth and friendship amongst the children was created by disrespecting their elder; however Green managed to pull it off concluding the film with a positive feeling.
I would give this film a 4 out of 5
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