
Justin Kurzel
Directing
Biography
Justin Dallas Kurzel (/kɜːrˈzɛl/; born c. 1974) is an Australian film director. His films include Snowtown (2011), Macbeth (2015), Assassin's Creed (2016), True History of the Kelly Gang (2018), Nitram (2021) and The Order (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Kurzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.
Black Rabbit

Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon on the Burma Railway during WWII, is haunted by his time as a POW, as well as a forbidden affair he had with his uncle's wife prior to the war.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North

A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
The Order

Through a technology that unlocks the genetic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins and amasses lethal skills to take on the oppressive Templar Order.
Assassin's Creed

Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city's poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
Shantaram

An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.
Seberg

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Macbeth

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Snowtown

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.
True History of the Kelly Gang

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.
Nitram

A photographer returns to her hometown after the death of her best friend, only to discover the hidden secrets of their relationship and the truth of the tragedy.
Exposure

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
The Turning

Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm, a couple in rural Michigan, build a peaceful, pot-friendly utopia called Rainbow Farm. When the two run afoul of local authorities and their young son is taken from them, a standoff ensues leading to one of the largest and most dramatic sieges America has ever seen.
Burning Rainbow Farm
Shelley and her mother are pushed to their limits, confronting their moral convictions and the line between right and wrong in the face of bullying, violence, and fear.
Mice

Features new interviews with the cast and crew, along with expert opinions and unearthed behind-the-scenes footage, to explore the enduring legacy and creepy realism of the mockumentary.
Lake Mungo Revisited

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.
Emu Runner

A distant boy and a disturbed girl discover a blue tongue nest, but not all is as it appears.
Blue Tongue

Told over the span of a few lost days, this restrained film depicts the simple complexities of a nomadic couple's relationship.
Castor & Pollux

Three spirited women usurp a religious community.
Deluge

Australian musician Warren Ellis guides us through his musical career and his wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra, where rescued trafficked animals are nursed back to health by conservationists.