In 1940s Australia, a nine-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun. The boy’s presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
In 1940s Australia, a nine-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun. The boy’s presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. His debut feature film, Samson and Delilah, won the Caméra d’Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Producer: Kath Shelper, Andrew Upton, Cate Blanchett, Lorenzo de Maio
Writer: Warwick Thornton
Cinematographer: Warwick Thornton
Editor: Nick Meyers ASE
Sound: Liam Egan
Music: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
Cast: Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett
Cannes Film Festival 2023
Toronto International Film Festival 2023
BFI London Film Festival 2023