PLOT: This film is based on "Our Sunshine" by Robert Drewe, a novel based on the life of Australian bushranger and icon, Ned Kelly. It tells of his life as a bushranger in north-west Victoria, where he lived all his life. He, his brother Dan, and two other men, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, formed a gang. These four robbed a bank and hijacked an entire town for 3 days. They killed three policemen who were hunting them. They then took over a pub in Glenrowan, where they basically held a party, waiting for a train full of police to derail at a part of the track that they tore up. However a school teacher warned the train, so the gang and all the others in the pub ended up in a shootout with scores of policemen. (Written by Kashmier Chicken)

ORLANDO'S CHARACTER: Orlando plays Joe Byrne, a close friend of Ned Kelly. "He became mates with Ned Kelly in 1876 and trusted him completely. He is remembered as Ned Kelly's lieutenant. The man Ned consulted on strategy. Ned saw Joe as a wise, patient sort of fellow unlike Dan or Steve." (from Iron Outlaw)

PARTIAL CAST:
Heath Ledger ... Ned Kelly
Orlando Bloom ... Joe Byrne
Geoffrey Rush ... Supt. Hare
Naomi Watts ... Julia Cook
Laurence Kinlan ... Dan Kelly
Phil Barantini ... Steve Hart
Joel Edgerton ... Aaron Sherrit
Kiri Paramore ... Const. Alexander Fitzpatrick
Kerry Condon ... Kate Kelly
Emily Browning ... Grace Kelly
Kris McQuade ... Ellen Kelly
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Rated R for violence and brief nudity.