True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang

K12

Genre

Drama, Biography, Crime

Director

Justin Kurzel

Run time

2h 4min

Cast

Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult, George MacKay, Thomasin McKenzie, Essie Davis

Inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prize winning novel, Justin Kurzel’s TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG shatters the mythology of the notorious icon to reveal the essence behind the life of Ned Kelly and force a country to stare back into the ashes of its brutal past.

Spanning the younger years of Ned’s life to the time leading up to his death, the film explores the blurred boundaries between what is bad and what is good, and the motivations for the demise of its hero. Youth and tragedy collide in the Kelly Gang, and at the beating heart of this tale is the fractured and powerful love story between a mother and a son.

Genre

Drama, Biography, Crime

Director

Justin Kurzel

Run time

2h 4min

Cast

Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult, George MacKay, Thomasin McKenzie, Essie Davis

Inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prize winning novel, Justin Kurzel’s TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG shatters the mythology of the notorious icon to reveal the essence behind the life of Ned Kelly and force a country to stare back into the ashes of its brutal past.

Spanning the younger years of Ned’s life to the time leading up to his death, the film explores the blurred boundaries between what is bad and what is good, and the motivations for the demise of its hero. Youth and tragedy collide in the Kelly Gang, and at the beating heart of this tale is the fractured and powerful love story between a mother and a son.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Allowed

Production year

2019

Global distributor

Memento Films International

Local distributor

VLG Filmid OÜ

In cinema

2/7/2020