I know a lot about the history of the real Ned Kelly but I have not seen the movie. Does this movie give a good accurate depiction of the facts and history of Ned Kelly's story, or is it your typical Hollywood movie that uses some truth and greatly distorts/exaggerates what really happened? Is the movie un-biased too?
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The short answer: it's mildly accurate.
A good number of the real details are in place in the right order, or hinted at. However, many important events are ignored completely, several are changed significantly, and quite a few fictional events make their way in too - mostly to romanticize the story, and make Kelly more obviously a "hero" character.
The net result is a story which I wouldn't consider worth your time from a historical point of view. That's not to say the movie isn't worth watching so long as you tell yourself it is a work of fiction that somewhat resembles factual characters.
Well this film isn't actually based on history but the book 'Our Sunshine' by Robert Drewe, so I guess a better question would be whether the book is historically accurate.
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