‘The New Boy’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23

Aussie actress and Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (“Black Bag”) has been musing over the idea of retiring from acting, but one of her festival circuit films, “The New Boy,” is heading to limited release on May 23 before heading to on demand on May 30. Vertical has sent us a trailer to share that highlights the upcoming film from writer/director Warwick Thornton, as the period drama set in the 1940s focuses on an Australian nun (Blanchett) who is charged with caring for a young Aboriginal boy (played by Aswan Reid) as they clash in a spiritual struggle. Continue reading ‘The New Boy’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23 at The Playlist.

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‘The New Boy’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23
'The New Boy' Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23‘The New Boy’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23

Aussie actress and Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (“Black Bag”) has been musing over the idea of retiring from acting, but one of her festival circuit films, “The New Boy,” is heading to limited release on May 23 before heading to on demand on May 30.

Vertical has sent us a trailer to share that highlights the upcoming film from writer/director Warwick Thornton, as the period drama set in the 1940s focuses on an Australian nun (Blanchett) who is charged with caring for a young Aboriginal boy (played by Aswan Reid) as they clash in a spiritual struggle.

Continue reading ‘The New Boy’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Plays A Nun In Australian-Set Period Aboriginal Drama Coming May 23 at The Playlist.