Popcorn Podcast invites director Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant to talk about their controversial new film Nitram, reflecting on one of the darkest chapters in Australia's modern history: the Port Arthur Massacre. The events leading up to the horrific event – where 35 people were killed and 23 more injured – are explored in Nitram, starring Caleb Landry Jones in his Cannes Best Actor-winning performance. There has been a lot of discussion about the film and whether it should have been made, so we ask Kurzel and Grant to expand on their decision to delve into this story and share how they approached it with sensitivity and awareness.

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