The New Boy

The New Boy
The New Boy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Warwick Thornton
Written by	Warwick Thornton
Produced by	Kath Shelper; Andrew Upton; Cate Blanchett; Lorenzo De Maio;
Starring	Aswan Reid; Deborah Mailman; Wayne Blair; Cate Blanchett;
Cinematography	Warwick Thornton
Edited by	Nick Meyers
Music by	Nick Cave; Warren Ellis;
Production; companies	Dirty Films; Scarlett Pictures; Screen Australia; Fremantle Australia; Longbridge Nominees; South Australian Film Corporation; Screen NSW;
Distributed by	Roadshow Films
Release dates	19 May 2023 (Cannes); 6 July 2023 (Australia);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

The New Boy is a 2023 Australian drama film written and directed by Warwick Thornton, and starring Aswan Reid as the title character, alongside Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, and Cate Blanchett, who was also a producer of the film. It follows a young Aboriginal Australian orphan boy who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun, where he begins to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage.

The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2023, and was theatrically released in Australia on 6 July 2023 by Roadshow Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics.