Justin Kurzel at the Marrakesh Film Festival

by Elena Lazic

At the Marrakesh Film Festival, I took the opportunity to talk to Australian director Justin Kurzel, who was enjoying his first ever festival jury experience there, watching films alongside jury president Paolo Sorrentino, actors Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, and Tahar Rahim, and filmmakers Nadine Labaki and Laïla Marrakchi. We talked about his upcoming projects The Narrow Road to the Deep North — his first venture into the world of TV series — and the sci-fi feature Morning, but also discussed true crime, one particular film he picked for the Sight and Sound Best Films of All Time poll, the resonance of Australian cinema internationally, and the question of streaming platforms and quotas.