Interview With "Nitram" Director, Justin Kurzel

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Justin Kurzel has become one of Australia's leading filmmakers delivering memorable films such as "Macbeth" and "The True History Of The Kelly Gang." His latest film, "Nitram," captures a dark moment in modern Australian history pertaining to gun violence and mental health. The film had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has since gone on to win the Best Actor prize for its star Caleb Landry Jones and eight AACTA awards, including Best Film & Best Director. Justin was kind enough to take a few minutes to discuss what drew him to the project, working with Landry Jones, what he hopes audiences will take away from the film, and more. Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the director of Nitrom, Justin Kursal.
0:09.4	And sometimes I watch myself.
0:11.9	Hey, Dad.
0:12.7	Hey, man.
0:15.8	But I don't know who it is that I'm looking at.
0:20.7	Do you walk dogs?
0:22.6	Yeah, I do.
0:24.6	Maybe you could want my babies for me.
0:28.6	If I could just change it, but I don't know how.
0:36.6	So I said I'm stuck here like this. I don't understand what you're talking about. Neither do I. Neither do I. I'm Not doing any harm.
0:57.0	It's not doing any harm.
1:02.0	Believe it be.
1:06.0	The man was a misfit, a loner.
1:11.6	An oddball, a weirdo.
1:13.6	A man.
1:15.6	Oh, Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop! Stop! What is wrong with you? Thank you so much for doing this. I just finished watching the movie a few days ago.
1:47.0	And I've got to tell you, you made a pretty harrowing, but very effective one, very powerful stuff.
1:52.9	I want to know, how did you come across the story?
1:55.9	I mean, obviously, I know it was a wide news story, but what made you decide that this is the story I need to tell?
2:02.2	Yeah, I mean, it was a pretty seismic story.
2:04.3	I think everyone in Australia kind of knew, knows where they were when, you know, the events
2:10.0	happen.
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