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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008)

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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.

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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce -- In 1822, eight men escape from the most isolated and brutal prison on earth, Sarah Island in Van Diemen's Land.  Only one man survives and his tale of betrayal, murder and cannibalism shocks the British establishment to the core. The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce -- In 1822, eight men escape from the most isolated and brutal prison on earth, Sarah Island in Van Diemen's Land.  Only one man survives and his tale of betrayal, murder and cannibalism shocks the British establishment to the core.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar ...
Ciarán McMenamin ...
Dan Wyllie ...
Don Hany ...
Bob Franklin Bob Franklin ...
Chris Haywood ...
Tony Llewellyn-Jones Tony Llewellyn-Jones ...
Richard Green Richard Green ...
Tony Goodfellow Tony Goodfellow ...
Peter Dowling Peter Dowling ...
Matthew Preston Matthew Preston ...
Martin Jacobs Martin Jacobs ...
Bill Young ...
Socratis Otto ...
Fine Young British Officer
Carl Rush Carl Rush ...
Constable Logan
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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Priest | Confession | Hobart | Maquarie Harbour | Sydney Australia  | See more »

Taglines:

Hunger Has No Limit

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Horror | Western

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Irish Gaelic

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Also Known As:

Confessions of a Cannibal Convict See more »

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 1,350,000 (estimated)
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Dolby Digital  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color
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Trivia

Alexander Pearce (Ciarán McMenamin) was sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for the theft of six pairs of shoes. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Although they are in the wilderness for a considerable time (around 3 months), neither Greenhill's nor Pearce's beards show any growth. See more »

Quotes

Philip Conolly: We're Irish, We were born hungry. God spare this colony the famines of Ireland. A whole country's crops failing. Absentee landlords without a degree of mercy. Orphans. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. But hunger's never been a reason to eat another man.
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