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form y separately published work icon The New Boy single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The New Boy
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'In an exhilarating start to the film, a brave Aboriginal boy (Reid) is engaged in a battle with police, fighting with all his might. Eventually subdued, he is sent off to a remote monastery – and home to orphaned boys – run by Sister Eileen (Blanchett). The kindly nun has a calming effect on the new boy, and he also forms connections with Sister Mum (Mailman) and George (Blair) who manages the farmlands. An attempt at bullying the new boy falls flat, and he soon becomes an established, unique presence at the monastery. But he possesses unusual powers, and as Sister Eileen’s religious zeal intensifies, things begin to unravel. '

Source: Sydney Film Festival. 

Notes

  • One of the Guardian Australia’s 10 Australian films to look out for in 2023

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Works about this Work

New Boy Director Warwick Thornton Brings Aboriginal Australian Cinema to Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , March 2024;
The New Boy Review – Cate Blanchett Doesn’t Dazzle in Warwick Thornton’s Enigmatic Film Luke Buckmaster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 July 2023;
— Review of The New Boy Warwick Thornton , 2023 single work film/TV

'Aswan Reid delivers Australian cinema’s most impressive child performance for some time, as the titular youngster taken to an outback orphanage.'
Director Warwick Thornton and Star Cate Blanchett on Their Long-awaited Collaboration The New Boy Annabel Brady-Brown , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2023;
Thornton Asks Big Questions Stephen Romei , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 July 2023; (p. 8)
— Review of The New Boy Warwick Thornton , 2023 single work film/TV

'When I see a great film, I ask myself: does it deserve the full five stars? Usually I decide not. Today, however, the ­answer is easy. The New Boy, written, directed and filmed by Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton, is a masterpiece.' (Introduction)   
Director Warwick Thornton Andy Hazel , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 24-30 June 2023;

'In The New Boy, Warwick Thornton’s first film in six years, the Kaytetye director tells a mesmerising story of Indigenous spiritual transformation. By Andy Hazel.'
Thornton Asks Big Questions Stephen Romei , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 July 2023; (p. 8)
— Review of The New Boy Warwick Thornton , 2023 single work film/TV

'When I see a great film, I ask myself: does it deserve the full five stars? Usually I decide not. Today, however, the ­answer is easy. The New Boy, written, directed and filmed by Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton, is a masterpiece.' (Introduction)   
The New Boy Review – Cate Blanchett Doesn’t Dazzle in Warwick Thornton’s Enigmatic Film Luke Buckmaster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 July 2023;
— Review of The New Boy Warwick Thornton , 2023 single work film/TV

'Aswan Reid delivers Australian cinema’s most impressive child performance for some time, as the titular youngster taken to an outback orphanage.'
The New Boy at Sydney Film Festival 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 May no. 801 2023; (p. 24) 'The Sydney Film Festival (SFF) will open with Warwick Thornton's latest feature starring Cate Blanchett, just a few weeks after its world premiere at Cannes.'
Director Warwick Thornton Andy Hazel , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 24-30 June 2023;

'In The New Boy, Warwick Thornton’s first film in six years, the Kaytetye director tells a mesmerising story of Indigenous spiritual transformation. By Andy Hazel.'
Director Warwick Thornton and Star Cate Blanchett on Their Long-awaited Collaboration The New Boy Annabel Brady-Brown , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2023;
New Boy Director Warwick Thornton Brings Aboriginal Australian Cinema to Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , March 2024;
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