maketheSWITCH2020-01-10T00:51:46.607Z

10/10

I've now written a lot of words about 'True History of the Kelly Gang', but I really don't feel as though I've scratched the surface of this fascinating, complex and shattering film. Using the story of Ned Kelly and his exploits, the film unpacks the concept of Australi...

Bertaut2020-03-24T02:53:07.363Z

8/10

Is the truth relevant in myth-making?

At the end of the day the fence were still not complete but my family had witnessed my new strength and they I could be the man.

Peter Carey; True History of the Kelly Gang (2000)

_And here is the thing about ...

msbreviews2020-04-24T11:12:01.121Z

5/10

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This was a pretty tough review to write. I had no previous knowledge about Ned Kelly nor his gang. I don't know if this is a well-known story outside of Australia, but I...

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True History of the Kelly Gang

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.