TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG
by Justin Kurzel
Synopsis: Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly (George MacKay) discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels called the Sons of Sieve, an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalized for terrorizing their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger Harry Power (Russel Crowe) and fueled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Ned Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen. Loved by the people, feared by his ennemies and carved in history, Ned Kelly is more than a Robin Hood, he is a f***ing legend.
Cast: George MacKay, Academy Award© Winner Russel Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult, Essie David, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie.
2020 / Australia / 125 min / English
Produced by Porchlight Films, Daybreak Pictures, Film 4, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, La Cinéfacture
“You can practically smell the gunpowder and tast the blood, his best film to date”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“Fiercely and flamboyantly executed, True History offers a range of virtuoso performances from a cast headed by George MacKay - including a turn from a barely recognisable Russell Crowe, and one of quite startling intensity from The Babadook’s Essie Davis”
— Variety
“After multiple failed attempts to capture the legend of Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly on film, Justin Kurzel’s enthralling, unruly vision finally gets it right”
— Variety
