SummaryWhen a precocious, homeschooled 13 year-old boy is sent to the local, rural school for the first time, it's going to be a whole new thing. For everyone. This is a beguiling and provocative comedy/drama about the discovery of sex and the longing for intimacy. (Picture This! Entertainment)
Directed By:Amnon Buchbinder
Written By:Amnon Buchbinder, Daniel MacIvor
Whole New Thing
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54
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
27% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
75
Interestingly, the real heart of the film is in the finely drawn adult characters.
75
Like a Canadian "Six Feet Under," the indie dramedy Whole New Thing mixes characters (teen and adult, gay and straight, married and single) who seem both completely plausible and capable of anything.
60
More satisfying than not, and it plays out credibly.
60
The film features subtle, honest performances by Daniel MacIvor (who also cowrote the screenplay) as the perplexed prof and engaging newcomer Aaron Webber as the sensitive student.
50
Slight Canadian coming-of-age drama.
50
"Thing" suffers the familiar curse of Canadian seriocomedy -- just nice enough in content and stylistically like a telepic.
30
Half-new at most, this "Running With Scissors"–type tale of a precocious, effeminate teen who gets hot for teacher while prepping for a life in the arts isn't evidently autobiographical. Neither is it funny--or poignant or insightful or remotely worth one's time.
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Production Company:
- Acuity Pictures Production
- Chum Television
- Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
- Palpable Productions
- The Movie Network (TMN)
- Whole Thing Productions Inc.
Release Date:Apr 6, 2007
Duration:1 h 32 m
Tagline:Who was YOUR first crush?
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Awards
Atlantic Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Commonwealth Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























