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.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition, Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Copernicus - Scientists - Explorers - Dreamers
- Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- Krzysztof Zanussi Retrospective
- Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective
- Peter Zeitlinger and Werner Herzog Retrospective
- Quay Brothers Retrospective
- Peter Biziou Retrospective
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The New Boy
New Boy, The
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Cinematographer: Warwick Thornton
Director: Warwick Thornton
Producer: Cate Blanchett, Lorenzo De Maio, Georgie Pym, Kath Shelper, Andrew Upton
Writer: Warwick Thornton
Production designer: Amy Baker
Editor: Nick Meyers
Cast: Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Aswan Reid
Production Company: dirty films, Scarlett Pictures
Distribution company (world): Goodfellas
Distribution company: Goodfellas
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Time: 116
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