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The smoldering remains of the Seascape Cottage near Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, where gunman Martin Bryant was captured after his killing spree, April 1996.This article was most recently revised and updated by
Bryant drove up to the toll booth, where there were several vehicles, and blocked a 1980 Another car then came towards the toll booth and Bryant shot at it.At this point, Bryant had killed 33 and injured 19. The face of an angel, the mind of a child and the act of a monster. "Bryant then responded that he might go to Nubeena first" and he was going to return in the afternoon.At around 1:10 p.m., Bryant got in line at the toll booth at the entrance to the historic site. Courtesy: ABC.Gunman Martin Bryant on April 25, 1996, just three days before the Port Arthur massacre where he shot and killed 35 people and injured another 19.A GRAPHIC film depicting the “horror” of the Port Arthur massacre will go ahead despite the filmmaker anticipating death threats and failing to gain support from those affected by the tragedy.Australian producer Paul Moder said the script for Mr Moder said he doesn’t have the blessing of victims’ families, survivors or the Port Arthur community, but that he wouldn’t be deterred.None of the survivors contacted by news.com.au wanted to discuss the film.Mr Moder said the story centred on gunman Martin Bryant, who killed 35 people and wounded another 23, in a mass shooting at Port Arthur, Tasmania, 20 years ago.Mr Moder said he was haunted by the tragedy and felt it was time “to examine the event in unflinching detail, free from agenda and bias”.The Melbourne-based filmmaker is in talks with US-based Australian Michael Rymer (Battlestar Galactica TV series, Queen of the Damned) to direct the film.He wants to cast an actor who is “not afraid to go there on screen and portray Martin with all his ugliness, complexity and yes, his own pain”.“This would be a challenging role for anyone to play and may not necessarily be great for their career,” Mr Moder told news.com.au.“The film will be a drama and I will not shy away from depicting the inherent violence and madness of the tragedy in a graphic manner, to do otherwise, to glorify or sanction the violence would not do the film, nor the tragedy justice.“I do implore those who would be traumatised by seeing a re-enactment, not to view the film if they feel it will not help their healing process.”Next week will mark the 20th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre. On 22 November, Bryant was sentenced to 35 sentences of life imprisonment for each count of murder and sentenced to 25 years for the remaining 36 charges on 5 other offences (20 attempted murders, 3 counts infliction of grievous bodily harm, the infliction of wounds upon a further 8 persons, 4 counts of aggravated assault and 1 count of unlawfully setting fire to property). He then drove to the historic site of Port Arthur, a former Even before Bryant’s capture, talk had begun about tightening Australia’s gun laws. There were a number of coaches outside with lines of people, many of whom began to hide in the buses or in nearby buildings. He paid the entry fee and proceeded to park near the Broad Arrow Café, near the water's edge. Witnesses say he was sounding the horn and waving as he drove. He asked if Marian Larner was home, and asked if he could continue down the driveway of the farm to see her.
He fatally shot the two local women who worked in the gift shop: 17-year-old Nicole Burgess, in the head, and 26-year-old Elizabeth Howard, in the arm and chest.Coralee Lever and Vera Jary hid behind a hessian (burlap) screen with others.Bryant saw movement in the café and moved near the front door. Bryant told Larner he had been surfing and had bought a property called Fogg Lodge and was now looking to buy some cattle from Larner. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.At the time of the attacks, Bryant was 28 years old and living in New Town, a suburb of On April 28, 1996, Bryant drove to the Seascape Cottage (also called Seascape Guesthouse), a nearby inn that his father had once tried to purchase. The following events happened extremely quickly. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. He then drove to the historic site of Port Arthur, a former Even before Bryant’s capture, talk had begun about tightening Australia’s gun laws. Ahead of him were Nanette Mikac and her children, Madeline, 3, and Alannah, 6.Bryant fired at some people hiding in a bush, but missed. The former Broad Arrow Café structure is now a "place for quiet reflection", with a monument and memorial garden dedicated at the site in April 2000.A substantial community fund was given for the victims of the Port Arthur massacre. Fundamental changes of gun control laws within Australia followed the incident.
The couple were in the Broad Arrow cafe when Bryant opened fire.