The New Boy
2023, English. Directed by Warwick Thornton.
A mysterious new arrival disturbs a delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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The New Boy is streaming on Hulu in India.
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- Released
- 6 July 2023
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Warwick Thornton
- Box office
- $781K
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The New Boy runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is The New Boy on?
The New Boy is streaming on Hulu in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The New Boy?
If you liked The New Boy, try Adopt a Highway, A Question of Faith, No One Would Tell.
Who directed The New Boy?
The New Boy (2023) was directed by Warwick Thornton and stars Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair.