The New Boy(2025)

1h 56m

Release Date: May 23, 2025 | Limited

In 1940s Australia, when a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, his presence disturbs a delicately balanced world.

Releases

Original Release | May 23, 2025

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Warwick Thornton
Director

Warren Ellis

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Set in 1940s Australia, "The New Boy" is the story of a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy (Reid) who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Blanchett), where his presence disturbs the delicately-balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival. — Official Summary In 1940s Australia, a nine-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun. The boy's presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival. — Cannes Film Festival Summary