The New Boy | Cinema Screening

Name: The New Boy | Cinema Screening
Start: 2024-07-10T18:00:00+10:00
Location: Moncrieff Entertainment Centre

Schedule

Wed Jul 10 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

Moncrieff Entertainment Centre | Bundaberg, QL

As part of NAIDOC week, we are thrilled to present The New Boy, written and directed by Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah) which tells the story of a young Aboriginal orphan (newcomer Aswin Reid - Winner of the prestigious 2024 ACCTA Award for Best Lead Actor) who is taken to a remote monastery orphanage in rural South Australia, run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett).
Set in 1940s Australia and inspired by Thornton's experience of attending a Christian boarding school, the film delves into Australia's colonial past and the importance of Aboriginal spirituality and how it fits with the Christian faith. Among the more serious themes of the film there are also comedic moments, thanks to performances by Deborah Mailman as Sister Mum and actor-director Wayne Blair as George.
The film, which was written by Thornton nearly 20 years ago, finds a beautiful balance between supernatural themes and spirituality, with amazing performances from the boys in the monastery and music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.