The New Boy (2023)
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
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Cate Blanchett as Sister Eileen |
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Deborah Mailman as Sister Mum |
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Wayne Blair as George |
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Aswan Reid as New Boy |
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Kenneth Radley as Policeman |
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Shane Mckenzie Brady as Michael |
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Tyrique Brady as Matthew |
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Laiken Woolmington as David |
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Kyle Miller as James |
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Kailem Miller as Steven |
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Tyler Rockman Spencer as Johnny |
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Tyzailin Roderick as Henry |
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Nathan Lawson as Policeman #1 |
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Peter Jupiter as Tracker |
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Kit Fortune as Policeman #2 |
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Kenneth Radley as Policeman #3 |
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Kobe-Miller Dare as Child in Photo |
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Lara Lorna McKenzie-Brady as Child in Photo |
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Les Rice as Truck Driver |
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Andrew Upton as Firefighter |
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Tyson Pawley as Firefighter |
| Production | Cate Blanchett | Producer |
| Directing | Warwick Thornton | Director |
| Production | Andrew Upton | Producer |
| Production | Georgina Pym | Producer |
| Production | Kath Shelper | Producer |
| Writing | Warwick Thornton | Writer |
| Sound | Nick Cave | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Nick Meyers | Editor |
| Production | Anousha Zarkesh | Casting |
| Art | Amy Baker | Production Design |
| Art | Daniel Willis | Art Direction |
| Production | Lorenzo De Maio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Coco Francini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gretel Packer | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Warwick Thornton | Director of Photography |
| Art | Michael Leon | Set Decoration |
| Directing | James Dubay | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Brad Lanyon | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kate Larmer | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Stewart Marsh | Set Designer |
| Crew | Nathan Lawson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olivia Iacobelli | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Les Fiddess | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Les Fiddess | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Les Fiddess | Foley Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Buratto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Buratto | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tess Natoli | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jen Rossiter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jen Rossiter | Hairstylist |
| Art | Melanie Young | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Wallace | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Jake viskic | Lighting Technician |