New Boy - Watching & Speaking - Intermediate

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Working with the shortfilm "New Boy". 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.

1. What is the film talking about?
2. In the begining. What are the feelings of the black boy?
3. What about the teacher? Did she try to integrate the boy? How?
4. What about the class?
5. What does the black boy remember?
6. What do you think about discrimination? What about the discrimination in your country? Do yo think this topic is shown in a good way in the movie? why?