The New Boy

Story

Synopsis

In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen. A new charge is delivered in the dead of night – a boy who appears to have special powers. When the monastery takes possession of a precious relic, a large carving of Christ on the cross, the new boy encounters Jesus for the first time and is transfixed. However, the boy’s Indigenous spiritual life does not gel with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat. Sister Eileen is faced with a choice between the traditions of her faith and the truth embodied in the boy, in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Director

Warwick Thornton

Writers

Warwick Thornton

Language

English

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Release date

6 July 2023

Box office

$780,646

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Cate Blanchett

  Sister Eileen

• 

  Deborah Mailman

  Sister Mum

• 

  Wayne Blair

  George

• 

  Aswan Reid

  New Boy

• 

  Kenneth Radley

  Policeman

• Shane Mckenzie Brady

  Michael

• Tyrique Brady

  Matthew

• Laiken Woolmington

  David

• Kyle Miller

  James

• Kailem Miller

  Steven

• Tyler Rockman Spencer

  Johnny

• Tyzailin Roderick

  Henry