TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG 18
JUSTIN KURZEL REWRITES HISTORY IN BLOOD AND FIRE…
Kevin Harley
ned and loving it
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The wintery conditions were snow problem for Ned and the gang.
N
othing you are about to see is true,” warns
True History Of The Kelly Gang
early on, setting the agenda for a forthright shake-up of historical-portrait tradition. Director Justin Kurzel pins himself to that promise with punk-literate purpose in his fierce, fractured take
on Australian-outlaw legend. Rediscovering the psycho-pathological clout of
Snowtown
and
Macbeth after Assassin’s Creed,
Kurzel tackles the Ned Kelly story with the energy of a director confident enough to punch his weight, pummelling a much-told tale into new shapes.