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59% Critic Match
William Kelly's War
“The war stole their youth, outlaws stole their future.”
5.9 / 10• 2014• 1h 34m•NR• English
War
Storyline
When WW1 breaks out, farm boys, Billy (Josh Davis) and Jack Kelly (Mathew John Davis), along with their cousin, Paddy (Lachie Hume), sign up, and are shipped out to serve in Europe. With Billy a dead-eye shot with a rifle, the boys are soon set up as a sniper team, mowing down Germans and Turks like nobody’s business. They become heroes, but back home, the family farm is being circled by a gang of cattle thieves, meaning that even when the war ends, the blood is set to keep flowing.
Cast & Crew
JD
Josh Davis
William Kelly
LeadMD
Mathew Davis
Jack Kelly
LH
Lachlan Hume
Paddy
Tony Bonner
Mr. Kelly
MA
Maureen Alford
Kath
PB
Peter Berzanskis
Peter Burns
HD
Helen Davis
Mrs. Marjorie Kelly
TF
Tom Farrah
Ned Kennett
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Geoff Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. William Kelly's War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
