Subtitled Tuesday: The New Kid
On January 17th our regular screening program 'Subtitled Tuesday' (with English subtitles included) will present French film 'The New Kid', directed by Rudi Rosenberg. Screening starts at 6:30 pm.
In this delectable and vivacious debut feature, shy 14-year-old Benoît (Réphaël Ghrenassia) moves to Paris and a new high school, where he’s rejected by his cooler classmates and reluctantly sidelined into a precarious friendship with the “freaks and geeks.” 'The New Kid' is a rare case among coming-of-age movies: a portrait of allegiances made and broken among middle-schoolers that calls special attention to the uglier, less picturesque aspects of passing through puberty.
Winner of the New Directors prize at San Sebastian and Best Children's Film Award at Cinekid in Amsterdam, 'The New Kid' is the very funny feature debut from Rudi Rosenberg. With a skilled and magnetic group of first-time young actors, it shines a charming new light on a familiar story,