"The New Boy" debuts with first clip at Cannes Un Certain Regard.

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The New Boy, directed by Warwick Thornton, is set to premiere at Cannes Un Certain Regard. The film stars Cate Blanchett as a nun who takes in an Aboriginal boy with special powers. The boy's Indigenous spirituality clashes with the mission's Christianity, and his powers become a threat. Blanchett's character must choose between her faith and the truth embodied in the boy. The film explores the extinction of a sustainable religion by Christianity.
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