Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.
Acting
Caleb Landry Jones disappears into skin-crawling specificity.
Direction
Kurzel's restraint makes the inevitable feel somehow worse.
Sound
Negative space in the audio haunts you for days.
Director
Justin Kurzel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released 25 years after the massacre, it reopened wounds that led to Australia's National Firearms Agreement — still considered the gold standard for gun reform.
Caleb Landry Jones refused to meet the real shooter's family, instead building the character from home videos and court transcripts alone.
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