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By Victoria Luxford Cate Blanchett produces and stars in gripping religious drama, The New Boy set in 1940s Australia. She plays Sister Eileen, a nun who runs an orphanage for indigenous boys, part of the Australian government’s plan to assimilate the indigenous culture to Christian ideals. One day, a nameless new boy (Aswan Reid) arrives, unable to speak English and still holding a connection to the land that gives him supernatural abilities. Since his breakthrough with 2009’s Samson and Delilah, director Warwick Thorton has been known for stunning films and stories that platform Indigenous P…