Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett)
IN WARWICK THORNTON’S The New Boy, Cate Blanchett plays Sister Eileen, a nun in the Australia Outback who has secretly taken over a Catholic school after the death of a priest. When she takes in a First Nations boy (Aswan Reid), his non-Catholic spirituality threatens Sister Eileen’s outlook. Blanchett, who also produced the film, explains what made this little movie so special.
SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY A NUN