Rent Nitram (2021)

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1h 47min
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Synopsis:
Nitram (Caleb Landry Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that relationship meets its tragic end, and Nitram's loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster.
Actors:
, , , Phoebe Taylor, , Conrad Brandt, , Zaidee Ward, Ethan Cook, Kyan Hugh Mana Walters, , Lucas Friend, Charlotte Friels, , , Nick Batzias, , Ian Hume, Carolyn Hume, Trelawney Dewe
Directors:
Producers:
Nick Batzias, Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel, Virginia Whitwell
Writers:
Shaun Grant
Studio:
Picture House Entertainment
Genres:
Drama, Thrillers
Collections:
Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes, Top Films
Countries:
Australia
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/09/2022
Run Time:
107 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.55:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Q&A with Justin Kurzel and Essie Davis
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/09/2022
Run Time:
111 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.55:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Q&A with Justin Kurzel and Essie Davis
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (3) of Nitram

The joy of film. Not. - Nitram review by Alphaville

Spoiler Alert
02/10/2022

A ‘slow burn’ trumpets the trailer. Yep, you know what that means. A slow, bleak, actorly film about mental illness that ends in mass murder. However well-meant, is this really what you want from a viewing experience? Do check out the trailer first. That should be enough to put you off.

2 out of 10 members found this review helpful.

Grim stuff! - Nitram review by NR

Spoiler Alert
16/04/2023

Not a film to cheer you up about anything!

Convincing performances,and a particularly ascerbic Judy Davis,but so depressing throughout.

0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Disturbing Study of a Mass Killer - Nitram review by GI

Spoiler Alert
15/08/2023

A deeply unsettling drama based on the true story of Martin Bryant, a mentally disturbed man who carried out Australia's bloodiest massacre in 1996. The film charts the life of Martin, nicknamed Nitram at his school, and his dysfunctional family life with a weak father and shrill, hard-nosed mother, who has long since despaired of getting any love from her son and is acutely aware of his mental instability. Caleb Landry Jones plays Nitram as a belligerent young man whose behaviour lacks normal boundaries. He is befriended by a reclusive and wealthy woman, Helen (Essie Davis) and moves into her somewhat ramshackle large house. When she is killed in a road crash Nitram inherits her wealth and has access to enough money to begin collecting an arsenal of guns. Director Justin Kurzel stays away from showing the actual massacre which takes place at the film's end and off camera. This is arguably a good decision and one that prevents the awful events from becoming glorified although other film's that have depicted mass killers have included the event with positive and deliberately shocking results such as 22 July (2018) and Polytechnique (2019). This is a descent into madness narrative with a disturbing central performance and three other great ones from Judy Davis and Anthony LaPaglia as the parents and Davis as Helen. The film leaves open questions as to the whether Bryant was evil or just behaviourally ill and it's interesting to discover at the film's end that he didn't commit suicide like many mass killers or killed by the police but remains in prison to this day. The key message delivered though is the issue of gun control and ownership. From the scene where he is allowed by a gun dealer to buy weapons without the necessary licence to the quick decision by the Australian Government to restrict gun types and ownership after the killings. A strong, compelling character study, worth checking out.

0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.

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