The Dry set the bar high for Australian cinema in 2021. It landed on New Year's Day so just creeping in. It made my list for Best Movies of 2021 (BC - Before Corona 2.0).
Nitram now rises that bar AGAIN! I have to be honest I didn't see this in the cinema, however it did get a cinema release and it is a Stan Original Film.
So here it is.
The film revolves around the life and behaviours of a disturbed young man called "Nitram" (based on Martin Bryant), and the events leading to his involvement in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.
American Caleb Landry Jones leads the cast as Nitram, joined by Judy Davis, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia & Sean Keenan as Jamie.
The film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on 16 July 2021, where Jones won the Best Actor award for his performance.
Nitram had a limited theatrical release commencing on 30 September 2021, before landing on Stan late November.
I enjoyed this film. It was yes disturbing, but performances by Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis &Essie Davis (who was almost unrecognisable from her Miss Fischer days) were outstanding.
Nitram dominated the 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) last week. Even slaying it over The Dry and the sweet Penguin Bloom.
This film will be controversial, it will spark discussion, it will upset some viewers, however it's so brilliantly done, the acting, the script. It's incredible.
I have to be honest, I was losing hope in film, not to mention returning the the cinema. So it's funny seeing a movie on a home streaming service has got me more excited for the cinema along with the upcoming Boxing Day/New Years films.
Nitram could be the best film of 2021. 5 Stars.
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