The New Boy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jun. 8, 2023

The New Boy

Director: Warwick Thornton

Starring: Cate Blanchett • Deborah Mailman • Wayne Blair • Aswan Reid

N/A Drama N/A

100% WILL SEE 0% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Completed

Concept

Announced

Development

Pre

Filming

Post

Completed

Shutdown

Awaiting release by distributor; release date not yet announced.

June 8, 2023

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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
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Deborah Mailman
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Wayne Blair
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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: —

Production Details

What we know about the The New Boy movie production.

Production Updates for The New Boy

Jun 2023

Completed

Changed The New Boy movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

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

All Trailers

Watch official The New Boy movie trailers and clips.

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The New Boy

Official Trailer

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

The New Boy is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,427 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Madagascar 4 and The Nightingale.