THE NEW BOY
Section: Gala Presentations
Director: Warwick Thornton
Writers: Warwick Thornton
Logline: Starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, this spiritual drama from Warwick Thornton (TIFF ’17’s Sweet Country) hauntingly evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child.
Sales Agent: The Veterans
Premiere Date: Sept 14, 2023
Panelists: Warwick Thornton
Key Quotes: “Christianity didn’t think that way about our [belief], so they tried to eradicate and extinguish all our languages, all our beliefs, all of our creators… everything. They tried to get rid of it all and you had to become Christian… so it was a pretty difficult time for us, them not accepting any of our languages or any of our communities, or the way we see the land.”