Its a journey into the unfairness of prison. It is based on the true story of Prisoner BT1314, and how Michael Peterson supposedly became the most violent prisoner in all Britain’s Penal History.
His first crime in 1974, in which he stole a mere £26.18, landed him a sentenced to 7 years, for a robbery in which no one was hurt. For a criminal who has never killed anyone, Bronson has spent 30 out of 34 years in solitary confinement, subjected to both physical and psychological brutality, all throughout his incarceration.
The movie was skillfully crafted using first person narrative and monologues to illustrate Bronson’s attitudes against the system.
The actor playing Bronson was a fine male specimen perfect for the part.
Yet to me Bronson is just a great performance artist, who was able to master body over mind, in spite of all the cultural, political and social pressures against his time.His name was changed by his fight promoter in 1987. It had nothing to do with the actor Charles Bronson's film "Death Wish" as is usually reported in the newspapers.
He is now 55 years of age.
He has NEVER killed anyone!
He has now spent 34 years in prison, 30 of those years have been in solitary confinement.
This was a good movie
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