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Nitram

2021 · 112 min

A cold, cumulative study of alienation that tightens like a vice, leaving you unsettled and drained long after it ends.

Tagline: April 28, 1996, an event upsets Australia
Overview: Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
obsession
grief
family
Places: suburbs
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	9
Darkness	10
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	10

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Genres: thriller, crime, drama
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Written by: Shaun Grant
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Sean Keenan, Essie Davis, Phoebe Taylor, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Annabel Marshall-Roth
Music: Jed Kurzel
Cinematography: Germain McMicking
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Australia

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