The New Boy

The New Boy

classified 15
Film

Please note: This was screened in March 2024

Director
Warwick Thornton
Cast
Cate Blanchett, Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman
Details
96 mins, 2023, Australia
Primary language
English

Director Warwick Thornton’s (Sweet Country) latest drama, set in 1940s Australia, depicts the mesmeric story of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy whose presence disturbs the delicately balanced world of a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett).

After being abducted by police, an unnamed Aboriginal boy (Aswan Reid) is delivered to a monastery where Sister Eileen (Blanchett) oversees a shelter for abandoned children. The monastery comes into possession of a sacred relic which captivates the boy. But his Indigenous spirituality clashes with Sister Eileen’s teachings and his enigmatic powers - forcing her to make a choice: uphold tradition or embrace what comes next…

With its startling images of nature and a haunting score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, The New Boy evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child.


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