‘Nitram’: Justin Kurzel & Shaun Grant On Retelling A Painful Event In Australian History & Opening Up Conversation On Gun Reform – Cannes
It was ten years ago that Justin Kurzel’s debut feature Snowtown became one of the most talked about films at the Cannes Film Festival when it played in Critics’ Week that year. Critics and buyers alike praised the Australian filmmaker’s distinct, hard-to-watch psychological thriller based on infamous serial killer John Bunting, a story starkly familiar with Australians but one that many international audiences had only just been introduced to.