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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Berlinale Special Gala 2025
© Curio Pictures
As a Japanese prisoner of war forced to work on the Thai-Burma railway, medical officer Dorrigo Evans is haunted by the memory of his affair with his uncle’s wife, Amy. Thoughts of it both sustain and torment him as he spends his days trying to preserve life in a world beset by death. Their love began by chance when they met in a bookshop. Since that moment, thoughts of Amy have constantly flooded Dorrigo’s mind, despite his long-term marriage to another woman.
This adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s eponymous, Man Booker Prize-winning novel follows Dorrigo’s life over the span of several decades as he moves from being a soldier to prisoner, to returned war hero, to esteemed surgeon and reluctant celebrity.
by Justin Kurzel (Director)
with Jacob Elordi, Ciarán Hinds, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Simon Baker, Christian Byers, William Lodder, David Howell, Fabian McCallum Australia 2025 English, Japanese 90' Colour World premiere | Series

With

  • Jacob Elordi (Young Dorrigo Evans)
  • Ciarán Hinds (Older Dorrigo Evans)
  • Odessa Young (Amy Mulvaney)
  • Olivia DeJonge (Ella Evans)
  • Simon Baker (Keith Mulvaney)
  • Christian Byers (Jack Rainbow)
  • William Lodder (Guy 'Rabbit' Hendricks)
  • David Howell (Tiny Middleton)
  • Fabian McCallum (Sheephead Morton)

Crew

Director Justin Kurzel
Screenplay Shaun Grant
Cinematography Sam Chiplin
Editing Alexandre de Franceschi
Music Jed Kurzel
Sound Design Mick Boraso, Andy Wright
Production Design Alice Babidge
Casting Nikki Barrett
Producer Alexandra Taussig
Executive Producers Jo Porter, Rachel Gardner, Richard Flanagan, Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel

Produced by

Curio Pictures

World Sales

Sony Pictures Television

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Justin Kurzel

The feature films of the director, screenwriter and producer include Snowtown, which screened and won an award in the 2011 Semaine de la Critique at Cannes; Macbeth, which premiered in competition at Cannes in 2015; Assassin’s Creed, which was produced by New Regency for 20th Century Fox in 2016; The True History of the Kelly Gang, which was presented at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival; Nitram, which was selected for the competition at Cannes in 2021; Ellis Park, which premiered at Melbourne and screened at the London BFI Film Festival in 2024; and The Order, which premiered at Venice in 2024.

Filmography (selection)

2010 Snowtown 2013 The Turning; episode “Boner McPharlin’s Moll” 2014 Macbeth 2016 Assassin’s Creed 2019 The True History of the Kelly Gang 2021 Nitram 2024 The Order · Ellis Park; documentary · Black Rabbit; series, 2 episodes 2025 The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025