Cannes Selection of Justin Kurzel’s ‘Nitram’ to Reopen Violence Debate
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe selection of the Justin Kurzel-directed film “Nitram” for main competition at the Cannes Film Festival is guaranteed to strike a raw nerve in Australia.On one hand, “Nitram” is to be celebrated as the first Australian movie in the prestigious main section for six years.
On another, putting the film on a pedestal risks re-opening wounds caused by the mass murder that it describes but does not fully own up to.The film features a loner, played by the U.S.’s Caleb Landry Jones, and his build up to a shooting rampage.Scripted by Shaun Grant, the film is based on the infamous Port Arthur Massacre in 1996 in Tasmania, in which where 35 people were killed and a further 23 injured.
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