Based on the true story of a lone gunman who killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, Justin Kurzel’s drama is a complex study of a lethal misfit
Justin Kurzel’s second film to examine a real-life spate of modern-day murders carefully navigates the ethical complexities of representing, rather than implicitly glorifying, a killer on screen.
BRIAN VINER: Nitram a compellingly timely film, which would be less important if it were less brilliantly done. But it really is superbly acted, written and directed.
Lauded at Cannes but lambasted Down Under, Justin Kurzel tells us about his controversial new film Nitram, which documents the events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre