The New Boy
“A mysterious new arrival disturbs a delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.”
2023 · 1 h 56 min
Cast
Cate Blanchett Aswan Reid 
Deborah Mailman Nathan Lawson Peter Jupiter Kit Fortune
Credits
Written by: 
Warwick Thornton
Plot
In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Indigenous boys is run by a nun, and a new boy arrives.
Sinekatalog’s take
Warwick Thornton's drama, with Cate Blanchett, is quiet and mystical, a haunting film about faith and colonialism.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (1,956 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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