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The New Boy is a 2023 Australian drama film written and directed by Warwick Thornton, and starring Aswan Reid as the title character, alongside Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, and Cate Blanchett, who was also a producer of the film.
Jul 6, 2023 · A nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy arrives at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun in 1940s Australia. The film stars Cate Blanchett and explores spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
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- Drama, Fantasy, History
- Warwick Thornton
- 2023-07-06
Jun 6, 2023 · From award-winning director Warwick Thornton, #TheNewBoy only in cinemas from July 6. The New Boy depicts the mesmeric story of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy (Aswan Reid) who arrives in...
- 2 min
- 247K
- Roadshow Films
May 19, 2023 · Cate Blanchett and promising discovery Aswan Reid in 'The New Boy,' Warwick Thornton's drama of an Aboriginal child's struggle for spiritual survival.
Jun 28, 2023 · Mixing realism with the magical aspects of a fable, The New Boy is set in 1940s Australia and centres around an Aboriginal child (played by 11-year-old newcomer Aswan Reid) with mysterious 'powers'.
Mar 14, 2024 · The period is the 1940s, and one such child is brought forcibly to a secluded orphanage run by Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett). With his wide, contemplative eyes and a seraphic crop of golden hair...
In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett). A new charge (Aswan Reid) is delivered in the dead of night, a boy who appears to have special powers.
- 2 min
