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Follows the final days of Irish convict Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution. The year is 1824 and the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to... read more read more... a wall in the darkness of a cell under Hobart Gaol, Pearce is visited by Father Connolly, the parish priest of the fledgling colony and a fellow Irishman. The Last Confession Of Alexander Pearce will draw a visceral and compelling picture of a hell on earth and tell how one man endured the unimaginable by doing the unthinkable.

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Directed by: Michael James Rowland

Release Date: December 29, 2008

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  • silentbob66
    April 16, 2009
    silentbob66
    This movie follows the final days of Irish convict Alenander Pearce's life who escaped from prison not once but twice now as he awaits execution he decides to tell his final story. The year is 1824 and the british penal colony on Van Diemen's land is little more then a living hel... read morel chained to a wall in the darkness of his cell Pearce is visited by Father Connolly priest of the colony and a fellow irishman little does Connolly know that the confession he is about to hear is shocking an about how one survived hell on earth by doing the unthinkable. I can fully recommend this movie there isnt too much here as the film clocks in at alittle over a hour but the story thats told will hold most peoples attention as its both compelling and interesting and just goes to show what lengths someone would go to escape the tortures of prison

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