Set against the Badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly (George Mackay) discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels called the Sons of Sieve, an uncompromising army of cross-dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. The production company publicity surrounding the film is about as silly as it could possibly be: This flawed film incorporates Ned’s many lies and distortions, expanding on the excuses he used to exonerate himself. This sham muddle of truth and fiction is pure make-believe, masquerading as a psychological insight into the criminal mind-the narcissistic mind of a predatory criminal, horse thief, robber of banks and killer of policemen.
From the beginning, “true history” became irrelevant, as a written message appeared on the screen declaring, “Nothing you are about to see is true.” The film went on to base its fantasy story on a “memoir” written by Ned Kelly to his fictitious daughter professing to be a “true account of my life”. Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 6.
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