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.
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
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.
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