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The New Boy is a 2023 Australian drama film written and directed by Warwick Thornton, and starring Aswan Reid as the title character, alongside Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, and Cate Blanchett, who was also a producer of the film. It follows a young Aboriginal Australian orphan boy who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun, where he begins to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage.
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- ↑ "Home". International Boys Day. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ↑ Marsh, Warwick (2023-05-14). "International Boys' Day – 16 May + Thank God for Mothers". Warwick Marsh. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ Nig, Awla. "International Day of the Boy Child 2024: Boys health and well-being – AWLA Nigeria" . Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "When is International Day of Boy Child? Know The Date of Celebration Dedicated to Honouring Male Children". Yahoo!. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
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