The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
– Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he reco..
Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.
Release Date:
25 Jan 2009
Language:
English, Irish
Director:
Michael James Rowland
Writer:
Nial Fulton, Michael James Rowland
Main Actors:
Adrian Dunbar, Ciarán McMenamin, Dan Wyllie, Don Hany
Plot:
In 1824 and the British penal colony of VanDiemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a Hobart cell, Pearce is visited by Father Connolly,the parish priest of the fledgling colony and a fellow Irishman. The harrowing confession Pearce makes, shocks the priest and the British establishment to the core.
Awards:
5 wins & 9 nominations.
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