Preston Barta // Features Editor. Less an action-crime thriller and more of an idiosyncratic origin-story-cum-Western, the new film from director Justin Kurzel is, like his 2015 adaptation of Macbeth, long on visual flourishes, barren landscapes and gnarly attitude.For much of True History, we spend time with a young Ned, played by Orlando Schwerdt, observing how this boy became the infamous outlaw. The film is an adaptation of Peter Carey’s novel of the same name and follows Ned Kelly (Orlando Schwerdt and George MacKay), who lives out in the sticks with his parents and siblings. Harry Power (Russell Crowe) and Ned Kelly (Orlando Schwerdt) bail up a coach. A young Ned Kelly, played by Orlando Schwerdt, is hard not to sympathise with when exposed to the awful living conditions of which he lives. True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. MOVIE REVIEW “TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG” Rated R. On VOD, Apple TV and Amazon. The family is faced with severe poverty and oppression that hardens the boy at a young age. The most anticipated project at present is Justin Kurzel's adaptation of True History of the Kelly Gang. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Back in 1970, Tony Richardson’s “Ned Kelly” hit upon a neat idea: What if you got an honest-to-God rock star, Mick Jagger, to play Australia’s most notorious 19th-century fo… TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG. 9,434 Likes, 150 Comments - Susie Cave (@susiecaveofficial) on Instagram: “So very proud of you Early ⭐️ Congratulations True History of The Kelly Gang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ George…” Rated R, 124 minutes. Orlando Bloom Goes Shirtless in Hot New Beach Photos! ORLANDO, Fla. – Body camera video shows a 12-year-old boy sobbing and begging for Orlando Police Department officers to save his father and … The Booker… Orlando Bloom shows off his washboard abs while going shirtless at the beach on Sunday (July … The guitar strapped to Power's saddle could be an indication that we are in for some musical numbers from the former TOFOG frontman. Orlando Schwerdt plays Ned Kelly as a young boy in the film’s impressive first act, who lives in a colony in Victoria, Australia, with his prostitute mother, Ellen (played by Kurzel’s real life wife Essie Davis) and a deadbeat father who is always in trouble with the authorities.