Basada en la novela de Peter Carey, ganadora del Premio Booker, narra la vida del bandido australiano Ned Kelly. Tras la muerte de su padre, el joven Ned tuvo que tratar de hacer lo posible para asegurarse de que su madre sobreviviera. Sin embargo, esta no era una tarea fácil en la Australia de 1870, asolada por la pobreza y por el hambre. Ned comenzará, entonces, un viaje que le convertirá en una leyenda.

Australia, 1870. Ned Kelly, perteneciente a una familia de inmigrantes irlandeses, es víctima de los prejuicios y la fuerza de la policía. Pronto los Kelly se convertirán en una banda, que huye de la ley y roba bancos para sobrevivir.

Based on the story of The Kelly Gang's last stand, Glenrowan is an uncompromising depiction of one man's quest for vengeance that culminates a final showdown between the four iron-clad outlaws against overwhelming odds.

The infamous Kelly Gang is at it again spreading mischief and death throughout bush. However, their gunfire has attracted unwanted attention from the local police. When shots are let loose, which side will come out on top...

Shot almost entirely in 'Kelly Country', near the country town of Benalla, The Glenrowan Affair takes us back to the era of Victoria's most notorious bushranger, showcasing thrilling action sequences and horsemanship as time and again the Kelly Gang outwit the law. The film begins with old timer, Dinny (some say he knows too much for an outsider) telling the story of the Kelly Gang to a visiting sketch artist. His tale unfolds as Ned Kelly and Joe Byrne surprise the constabulary in the bar of the Glenrowan Hotel and Ned shoots a constable in the hand. The Glenrowan Affair includes the ambush at Eleven Mile Creek, the hold up at the Jerilderie Bank and the siege at the Glenrowan Hotel where Ned, dressed in a suit of homemade armour, taunts the 'traps' in a hail of gunfire before he is shot and captured.