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In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by Sister Eileen. A new charge is delivered in the dead of night, a boy who appears to have special powers. When the new boy encounters Jesus for the first time in the form of a precious relic, he is transfixed but his Indigenous spiritual life does not gel with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat. Renegade nun, Sister Eileen must choose between the traditions of her faith and the truth embodied in the boy, in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival. ‘The New Boy, written, directed and filmed by Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton, is a masterpiece.’ Stephen Romei, The Australian
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Singleton Park,Swansea, United Kingdom
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