112 mins |
Rated
M (Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb)
Directed by Justin Kurzel
Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Patrick James, Sean Keenan, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
Australia • In English
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 friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most nihilistic and heinous of acts.
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Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
Australia • In English
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 friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most nihilistic and heinous of acts.