Justin Kurzel
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Justin Dallas Kurzel (born 3 August 1974) is an Australian film producer and screenwriter. Kurzel was born in Gawler, South Australia, to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland, and his mother from Malta.
Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel's younger brother, has performed in all of Justin's films.
Kurzel was married to actress Essie Davis in 1999. He was given a Mike Walsh Fellowship.
The Australian short film Blue Tongue (2004) was his debut on film.
Snowtown, 2011 was his debut film, for which he received the AACTA Award for Best Direction.
Despite being controversial for its violence, the film was generally lauded and has an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but for viewers with the patience and stamina to make it to the end, Snowtown will be an unusually enjoyable viewing experience. "The original Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival in 2015." Kurzel's Creed (2016), based on Peter Carey's 2001 Man Booker Prize-winning book of the same name, was one of William Shakespeare's Macbeth's original Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly's "true history of the Kelly Gang, written in 2016.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in Australian cinemas in 2020.Kurzel will produce multiple episodes of Apple TV's television version of Shantaram, 2003.
Early life
Kurzel was born in Gawler, South Australia, in 1974, to a family of immigrant origins, his father hailing from Poland, and his mother from Malta. Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel's younger brother, has scored the majority of Justin's films.
Personal life
Kurzel is married to actress Essie Davis. They have twin daughters.
Career
In 1999 he was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. His film debut was the Australian short film Blue Tongue (2004). His feature film debut was Snowtown (2011), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Direction. Though controversial for its violence, the film was generally praised and holds an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with the critic consensus: "It's a bleak and brutal endurance test, but for viewers with the strength and patience to make it to the end, Snowtown will prove an uncommonly powerful viewing experience."
His 2015 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2016, Kurzel directed Assassin's Creed (2016), based on the video game franchise of the same name.
Kurzel directed True History of the Kelly Gang in 2018, adapted from Peter Carey's 2001 Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, written from the viewpoint of legendary Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in Australian cinemas in 2020.
Kurzel will direct multiple episodes of Apple TV's television adaptation of the 2003 novel Shantaram.