The New Boy Movie Details:
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama Historical |
| Release date | 19 May 2023 (Cannes) 6 July 2023 (Australia) |
| Running time | 1hr 56min |
| Starring | Aswan Reid Deborah Mailman Wayne Blair Cate Blanchett |
| Directed by | Warwick Thornton |
| Written by | Warwick Thornton |
| Produced by | Kath Shelper Andrew Upton Cate Blanchett Lorenzo De Maio |
| Cinematography by | Warwick Thornton |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers |
| Music by | Nick Cave Warren Ellis |
| Production Company | Dirty Films Scarlett Pictures Screen Australia Fremantle Australia Longbridge Nominees South Australian Film Corporation Screen NSW |
| Distributor | Roadshow Films |
The New Boy Movie Cast & Characters:
- Aswan Reid as New Boy
- Cate Blanchett as Sister Eileen
- Deborah Mailman as Sister Mum
- Wayne Blair as George
- Shane McKenzie-Brady as Michael
- Tyrique Brady as Matthew
- Laiken Beau Woolmington as David
- Kailem Miller as Steven
- Kyle Miller as James
- Tyzailin Roderick as Henry
- Tyler Rockman Spencer as Johnny
- Andrew Upton and Tyson Pawley as Firefighters
Storyline:
The film depicts the mesmeric story of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy (Aswan Reid) who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett).
About The New Boy Movie:
The New Boy is an 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.
The original idea for the story arose in around 2005 when filmmaker Warwick Thornton wrote a script which drew on his negative experiences in a Catholic boarding school as a boy, featuring a Benedictine monk.
Principal photography began in October 2022 and wrapped in December.
Actress Cate Blanchett is a producer on this picture which was filmed in South Australia (S.A.).
Screen Australia’s First Nations Department provided major production investment in association with Screen NSW (New South Wales) and the South Australian Film Corporation. The First Nations Department first backed this project over several years whilst it has been in development.
The New Boy premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2023 and is scheduled to be theatrically released in Australia on 6 July 2023 by Roadshow Films.
