SYNOPSIS

FRESH OFF A LENGTHY STANDING OVATION AT ITS PREMIERE AT THE 2023 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, JOIN US FOR A Q&A SCREENING OF THE NEW BOY WITH CATE BLANCHETT AND DIRECTOR WARWICK THORNTON IN ATTENDANCE. HURRY! WE ARE ANTICIPATING STRONG DEMAND AND TICKETS WILL SELL OUT FAST! THIS Q&A PREVIEW INCLUDES A GLASS OF PROSECCO ON ARRIVAL!

The acclaimed Indigenous Australian director’s evocative drama stars an incredible Australian cast including two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Tár), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Wayne Blair (director of Top End Wedding), and 11-year-old Aswan Reid “tipped to be the next movie star” after his stunning breakout performance.

Set in 1940s Australia, the film depicts the mesmeric story of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy (Reid) who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Blanchett). The new boy’s presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Saturday, July 1 | 6:30pm, Q&A Post-film

Tickets:

Palace Movie Club: $45
General Admission: $50