The New Boy

In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen. A new charge is delivered in the dead of night – a boy who appears to have special powers. When the monastery takes possession of a precious relic, a large carving of Christ on the cross, the new boy encounters Jesus for the first time and is transfixed. However, the boy’s Indigenous spiritual life does not gel with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat. Sister Eileen is faced with a choice between the traditions of her faith and the truth embodied in the boy, in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Cast

Cate Blanchett Sister Eileen Deborah Mailman Sister Mum Wayne Blair George Aswan Reid New Boy Kenneth Radley Policeman

Shane Mckenzie Brady Michael

Tyrique Brady Matthew

Laiken Woolmington David

Kyle Miller James

Kailem Miller Steven

Tyler Rockman Spencer Johnny

Tyzailin Roderick Henry

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