Unab  l 
 e to  support his family in th e Austr
alian out b ack, a 
man  turns to stealing horses in order to  make money.  He gets m
ore deeply dra

wn into the outlaw life,  a
nd even
tually becomes involved in murde
rs. Based o

n the
life of famed 19th-c
entury Austra lian outlaw
Ned K
elly.