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Nitram

  • 20212021
  • 1h 52m
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7.1/10
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Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
Based on a true story, Nitram is an isolated young man living with his parents in Australia until he meets an eccentric heiress. What follows is a gripping portrait of nihilism and violence.
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Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
IMDb RATING
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8.1K
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POPULARITY
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319
    • Justin Kurzel
    • Shaun Grant
  • Stars
    • Caleb Landry Jones
    • Judy Davis
    • Anthony LaPaglia
    • Justin Kurzel
    • Shaun Grant
  • Stars
    • Caleb Landry Jones
    • Judy Davis
    • Anthony LaPaglia
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    • 76User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Nitram
    Judy Davis
    Judy Davis
    • Mum
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Dad
    Phoebe Taylor
    • Riley
    Sean Keenan
    Sean Keenan
    • Jamie
    Conrad Brandt
    • Doctor
    Jessie Ward
    • Mother
    Zaidee Ward
    • Young Child
    Ethan Cook
    Ethan Cook
    • Teacher
    Kyan Hugh Mana Walters
    • Schoolboy
    Essie Davis
    Essie Davis
    • Helen
    Lucas Friend
    • Salesman
    Charlotte Friels
    Charlotte Friels
    • Waitress
    Annabel Marshall-Roth
    Annabel Marshall-Roth
    • Real Estate Agent
    Christiana Plitzco
    • Nurse
    Nick Batzias
    • Barman
    Lucy-Rose Leonard
    Lucy-Rose Leonard
    • Woman Outside Bar
    Ian Hume
    • Husband
      • Justin Kurzel
      • Shaun Grant
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    • Trivia
      According to director Justin Kurzel, Texan actor Caleb Landry Jones worked on his Australian accent while in quarantine after arriving in the country, by watching re-runs of 1990s episodes of Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971), Neighbours (1985) and Home and Away (1988).
    • Goofs
      Early in the film when Martin and his mother browse at the Surfboard shop a passenger train is visible passing in the background. There are no passenger trains in Tasmania unlike in Geelong, VIC where the movie was shot.
    • Quotes

      Mum: [from the trailer] He

      [Nitram]

      Mum: was laughing at my pain... laughing like it was the funniest thing in the world

    • Crazy credits
      End credits read "On April 28th 1996, thirty-five people were killed and another twenty-three wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania. The lone gunman was sentenced to thirty-five life sentences. The events of that day resulted in an overhaul of Australia's gun laws and the introduction of a National Firearms Agreement. The reforms were agreed to in twelve days. Over 640,000 firearms were bought back by the government and destroyed. No State or Territory has been fully compliant with the National Firearms Agreement. There are now more firearms owned in Australia than in 1996."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Lezruk (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Three Little Maids
      Written by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan (as A. Sullivan)

      Performed by Elsie Morison, Jeannette Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas The Glyndebourne Chorus (as Glyndebourne Chorus), Pro Arte Orchestra of London (as Pro Arte Orchestra), Malcolm Sargent (as Sir Malcolm Sargent)

      Licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia

    User reviews76

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    9/10
    The Australian film of 2021, an intense and considered masterpiece
    Tackling one of the rawest subject matters in Australia history, Nitram is an unnerving yet delicately made and acted drama exploring the life of infamous Tasmanian mass murderer Martin Bryant, a man who is responsible for the cold blooded and nightmarish Port Arthur massacre of 1996.

    An incident that shocked the usually peaceful lands down under and forever changed the gun laws of the nation, Bryant's horrific act isn't an incident many would care to revisit but thanks to the work of director Justin Kurzel and his awards worthy leading man Caleb Landry Jones, Nitram never veers into territory that is aimed at pure shock value or an exploration that tries to offer a sympathetic few to what made Bryant into the man he became.

    Refraining from venturing deep into the actual incident itself or the aftermath of Bryant's actions, Nitram (the name used sparingly throughout the film for Jones's character) is about as delicate as a film could be about the life of a tormented and lonely soul, one who was clearly unable to live an everyday life with his parents (played well by Australian icons Judy Davis and a nearly unrecognizable Anthony LaPaglia) and then in his friendship with fellow recluse Helen (played by Essie Davis).

    Similar in style and tone to Kurzel's most revered work, his exploration of another dark chapter in Australia's history, Snowtown, Nitram is an unflashy film built around its carefully constructed dialogue and everyday humans that for all intents and purposes are battling too stay afloat mentally and physically but while Kurzel finds himself back in form after the misguided Assassin's Creed and the rather disappointing True History of the Kelly Gang, the work of Landry Jones in his most difficult role to date should go down as one of the best in an Australian production in the last decade.

    Often relegated to key bit parts in memorable films like Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Get Out or The Florida Project, it might not be a joyful role but Jones is a revelation in his portrayal of Bryant as the Texan born actor morphs into the skin of a character that wouldn't have been easy to come to terms, with the talented performer deserving of his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor win earlier this year.

    Some may wonder no matter what at why exactly Nitram needed too be made but while it will undoubtedly be a film some need to avoid watching, Kurzel has created the Australian film of the year with a carefully considered and haunting examination of a human soul lost beyond repair.

    Final Say -

    It's not easy viewing and may be too real and raw for some but Nitram manages to tackle an extremely controversial subject matter in a masterful way and features a career defining performance from Caleb Landry Jones.

    4 1/2 surfboards out of 5.
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    • eddie_baggins
    • Nov 30, 2021

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      • September 30, 2021 (Australia)
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      • Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • GoodThing Productions
      • Melbourne International Film Festival
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