Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adrian Dunbar | ... | Philip Conolly | |
Ciarán McMenamin | ... | Alexander Pearce (as Ciaran McMenamin) | |
Dan Wyllie | ... | Robert Greenhill (as Daniel Wyllie) | |
Don Hany | ... | John Mather | |
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Bob Franklin | ... | Matthew Travers |
Chris Haywood | ... | Robert Knopwood | |
Tony Llewellyn-Jones | ... | William Sorrell | |
Richard Green | ... | Edward Brown | |
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Tony Goodfellow | ... | Alexander Dalton |
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Peter Dowling | ... | Thomas Bodenham |
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Matthew Preston | ... | William Kennerly |
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Martin Jacobs | ... | John Cuthbertson |
Bill Young | ... | Gaoler Bisdee | |
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Socratis Otto | ... | Fine Young British Officer |
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Carl Rush | ... | Constable Logan |
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
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce blew me away... it is by far the most intense piece I've seen in ages. Not in the least gruesome or hard to watch - on the contrary, it is beautifully shot and paced, with a haunting soundtrack and scenery out of this world. You could have heard a pin drop at the preview screening at Clones Film Festival this year. Excellent performances from Ciaran McMenamin, Adrian Dunbar and the rest of the cast. And a true story of complete desperation at the end of the world. The last taboo.... I couldn't decide if the film should have been longer or if I'd seen enough after barely an hour. I believe the latter to be the case - it packs such a punch in such a short time and is so well edited that it's job is well and truly done.