The New Boy: Cate Blanchett film tackles faith and colonialism in Australia - BBC News

She tells the BBC she was drawn to the film - about faith, culture and colonisation - for personal reasons.

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The two-time Oscar winner discusses her 'The New Boy' co-star Aswan Reid with Martha Kearney

It would take a remarkable acting performance to rival Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett on screen.

But that's exactly what untried child prodigy Aswan Reid has done in her latest movie, critics say.

Barely 11 years old when The New Boy was shot in the dusty South Australian outback in 2022, Reid's audition was the very first tape the film's creators looked at.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68476433

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