MAN OR MYTH?

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■ DIRECTOR Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) brings his distinctive style to this adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize winning novel, a bold, visceral take on the Ned Kelly story starring George MacKay, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Charlie Hunnam and Russell Crowe. A folk hero to some while a criminal to others, Ned Kelly holds a unique place in Australia’s history and Kurzel’s film looks at his life from his youth to his death, as he’s nurtured by Russell Crowe’s bushranger and then plots a campaign of anarchy and rebellion against the authorities after his mother is unjustly arrested. Powerful and sometimes explosive storytelling but with a tender heart.

George MacKay stars in The True History Of The Kelly Gang