The new boy
2023
DVDs and BluRay
Total copies: 4
In mid-1940s Australia, a nameless nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy is captured by police and taken in at a remote monastery for Indigenous boys. The monastery is seemingly run by a male priest, who has, in actuality, been dead for a year, without anyone knowing the cause. The lead nun, Sister Eileen claims to outsiders that the priest is still alive, and forges letters to create this impression. Eileen is supported in her work and her deception by two Indigenous individuals, a fellow nun who goes by the nickname "Sister Mum" and a male named George. Though times are difficult, the nuns care for the boys and desire to protect them through Christian teachings and shared manual work. The other boys are not provided any knowledge of Indigenous values, language or practices. Their ultimate fate is to be forced to leave very early and be employed as farm hands.
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Author:
Thornton, Warwick, film director, screenwriterShelper, Kath, film producerUpton, Andrew, film producerReid, Aswan, actorMailman, Deborah, actorBlair, Wayne, actorBlanchett, Cate, 1969-, actor
Imprint:
[Australia ] : Roadshow Entertainment, [2023]©2023.
Collation:
1 DVD-video (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Roadshow Entertainment : R-126237-9.Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.In English. [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). [AD] English Audio Description: (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired).
Credits:
Written and directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Kath Shelper, Andrew Upton [and 2 others].
Performers:
Cast: Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett.
Audience:
Censorship classification : M - Mature themes.
System details:
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4, letterbox 2.40:1, widescreen 16:9.
Dewey class:
791.4372F
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
754902