Ned Kelly

Synopsis:

The film centers on the life of the famous Australian bushranger turned outlaw Ned Kelly-- an honest man driven to criminality by injustice.

Kelly (Ledger, Lords Of Dogtown, The Order) is wrongly accused of stealing a horse and lands in jail for two years. His hardworking family is subsequently harrassed by corrupt law enforcers in their town.

After his release from prison, Kelly's disillusionment with the English colonial system leads him to a life of crime. Together with his loyal friend Joe Byrne (Bloom, Kingdom Of Heaven, Haven) and their cohorts, they rob banks and kill policemen.

Despite an ever-growing bounty on his head, the hard-bitten Irish ranchers instinctively side with Kelly against the territory's hated law enforcers led by Francis Hare (Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Rush,The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers, Intolerable Cruelty).

The film also details his secret love affair with the wealthy Julia Cook (Watts,The Ring Two, Ellie Parker). A bloody massacre finally ensues between Kelly's and Hare's men.

Casts: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush, Rachel Griffiths

Duration : 105 minutes