The New Boy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jun. 8, 2023

The New Boy

Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Warwick Thornton, Wayne Blair, Aswan Reid

N/A Drama N/A

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Production Status

Completed

Plot

What's the story about?

Set in 1940s Australia, a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett). The boy's presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The New Boy.

Cate Blanchett
Black Bag, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Deborah Mailman
Scarygirl, H is for Happiness
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Wayne Blair
Rams
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Aswan Reid

Crew Behind the Film

The The New Boy behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Warwick Thornton last directed Sweet Country and Samson and Delilah.

Director: Warwick Thornton
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Roadside Attractions
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The New Boy movie trailers and clips.

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The New Boy Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The New Boy movie production.

Production Updates

Jun 2023

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

The New Boy is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,459 other movies coming out on the same date, including Insidious: Red Tale, The Rosie Project and Coyote vs. Acme.

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On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

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