The New World
The New World
2008, English. Directed by K. Rajagopal.
A father obliges a young boy and takes him to watch movies at New World, Singapore’s iconic entertainment venue of the 1960s and 1970s. The boy is enthralled, growing up on a gamut of film genres. He loves both the comedies and tragedies. He laughs and cries with the characters, experiencing their joys and sorrows, and even falling in love with some of them. The line between reality and flimsy film is marred even, when unwittingly he allows a merging of his life with what goes on in the film world. Oblivious to the real world at times, he is forced to face harsh reality with the unexpected death of his father. Distraught, his escape into his make-believe world also ends suddenly when he stops watching films at the New World.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2008
- Country
- Singapore
- Written by
- K. Rajagopal
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The New World runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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The New World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The New World?
If you liked The New World, try Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Strings, Light of the World.
Who directed The New World?
The New World (2008) was directed by K. Rajagopal and stars Sanjay Nair, Benjamin Louis, Kathryn Lim.