Nitram does not name Australia s most notorious mass murderer Martin Bryant or try to recreate the country s worst shooting but is a powerful indictment on the human cost of lax gun laws.
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I would have been happier if it had never been made, she said of the film. It doesn t help our area in a positive light. It still hurts for a lot of us down here and we don’t want anymore negativity. People go through the same feelings and it brings back those same memories.
Thirty-five people were killed, and 23 others were injured, when a lone gunman went on a shooting spree at the historic Tasmanian site in April 1996.
Rather than focus on violence, the film delves deep into the psychological reasons behind it and depicts the attacker’s pre-murder existence.
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