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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008)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. Director:Michael James Rowland |
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Constable Logan
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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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Hunger Has No LimitParents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
25 January 2009 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Confessions of a Cannibal Convict See more »Box Office
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AUD 1,350,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Philip Conolly: His salvation depends on it.
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Knopwood, mentions the 'vampire legends of modern Greece'. This may refer to the vrykolakas, the vampire of Greek legend. It may also be linked to the short story 'The Vampyre' (written by John William Polidori and published in 1819) which is part set in Greece. See more »Goofs
The position of the hood on Pearce's head when is to be hanged changes between when it is first put on (covering down to the bridge of his nose) and when he takes the sacrament (down to his forehead). See more »Quotes
Robert Knopwood: This is bad for the colony. I hope your man is going to be repentant at his hanging?Philip Conolly: His salvation depends on it.
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Alexander Pearce was not a hero, he was not a character that you immediately feel sorry for; but he was a man who lived in the most desolate penal colony in Australia. A man driven to escape from the cruelty he endured. A man who yearned for his freedom and would do anything to survive the harshness of his surrounds. The documentary is cleverly driven by narration from the man who he confessed to, a Catholic priest and fellow Irishman. It captures the ruggedness of the bush, the desperation of the human condition and the cruel and barbarous English occupation of Tasmania. The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a well paced, well told and captivating confession of cannibalism.