William Kelly's War

2014
1h 34min

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Josh Davis in William Kelly's War (2014)

Agrega una trama en tu idiomaAs the Great War begins, Billy and Jack Kelly together with cousin Paddy enlist in the military and are sent to fight in Europe. Billy, known to be a good marksman, is singled out to lead a ... Leer todoAs the Great War begins, Billy and Jack Kelly together with cousin Paddy enlist in the military and are sent to fight in Europe. Billy, known to be a good marksman, is singled out to lead a highly successful sniper team. Journalist Keith Murdoch is attached to Billy's group for p... Leer todoAs the Great War begins, Billy and Jack Kelly together with cousin Paddy enlist in the military and are sent to fight in Europe. Billy, known to be a good marksman, is singled out to lead a highly successful sniper team. Journalist Keith Murdoch is attached to Billy's group for press coverage of the front line. With Murdoch's glowing reports, Billy and the boys become... Leer todo

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In writing letters back and forth in those early days,we wrote on the back of the pages received,or included the letter recd back to the sender....little known by the youngsters of today....but true anyway

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The newspaper announcing the start of the war has a picture of a British tank on the front. These were not developed until a year after the war started and did not see action until a year after that in 1916.

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Mrs. Marjorie Kelly: Indeed I will sir, but my sons won't be voting, they'll be fighting this war. I thought perhaps you might like to know what they think. They are not the King's men. They are my sons. They are our sons. Our sons! They went without question and still nobody can tell me exactly why they went and even worse, nobody can guess when they might be back again. And you want some other mother's son against his will. Against her will? You insult the very freedom you say we're fighting for. How dare you. How dare you!

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Surprisingly Interesting Australian Indie on one families' WW1.

The Kelly family have carved out a little piece of paradise in the old Australia where their father has created a cattle ranch and brought up a loving family. Then the Great War breaks out and the two eldest brothers, Billy and Jack, sign up together with their rambustious cousin Paddy.

We also have the antics that take place back home, with the opposition to conscription, the fretting of the families and the low dealings of opportunistic bush rangers.

Now I watched this on Amazon Prime Video and thought it would be a time killer, but no it is actually really good for an indie. The WW1 scenes may be lacking in money but they have tried extremely hard to recreate the terrible atmosphere of the war. Purists will not be impressed though. There are some scenes that are a bit of a stretch in that they never could have happened and that has caused some criticism – the hospital for example – but I do not want to spoil the plot.

The acting is very good to 'just OK' but the story is strong enough to make you forgive any shortcomings as this is a film that demands that you go along for the ride and you will enjoy it. I was hooked right till the end so this is one of those films that I can recommend but with the above caveats and I am being glass half full.