Australia, 1880s.
After a brutal childhood at the hands of the police and
the subsequent death of his father, 16-year-old Ned
Kelly is imprisoned on the trumped up charge of stealing
a horse.
Emerging four years later, Ned is
hardened but vows to go straight. He works as a
farm-hand on the estate of an English land-owner, while
making money on the side as a bare-knuckle boxer.
But the system is prejudiced against
first-generation Irish immigrants, to the point that
when a police officer assaults Ned's sister Kate, it is
Ned and his mother who are charged with attempted
murder.
Forced to go on the run, Ned is
determined to avenge his family and strike back at a
system that wrongs them all. He forms a gang with his
young brother, Dan and two friends, Steve Hart and Joe
Byrne. Together, they cut a trail through the Outback,
holding up towns and robbing banks while giving the
police the run-around.
Ned's reputation as an
invincible outlaw grows. But while a folk hero to the
masses; to the establishment, Ned Kelly is the most
wanted man in Australia. When the authorities bring in
the formidable Superindentent Hare and an army of police
to catch Ned Kelly, Ned plans an extraordinary showdown
at the Inn at Glenrowan. It is an event which will
cement his status as the legendary revolutionary hero of
the Australian underclass forever.
NED KELLY - Starring Heath Ledger,
Orlando Bloom,
Geoffrey Rush,
Naomi Watts
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Naomi Watts’ character Julia Cook is
fictional, but a real woman named Julia is mentioned in
the Jerilderie Letter |
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