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Bronson
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Writer: Brock Norman Brock; Nicolas Winding Refn
- Producer: Sean Faughnan; Daniel Hansford
CGiii Comment
Hardy's performance alone makes this worthwhile.
The direction really needed reigning in at times - Refn goes a little loopy - which does mar the film.
Good - could have been great.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture.
Cast & Characters
Tom Hardy as Charles Bronson;
Matt King as Paul;
Kelly Adams as Irene;
Luing Andrews as Adams / Screw;
Katy Barker as Julie;
Edward Bennett-Coles as Brian;
June Bladon as Party guest;
Neil Broome as Headmaster;
Amanda Burton as Mum;
William Darke as Charles Bronson - Age 13;
Mark Devenport as Nurse;
Andrew Forbes as Joe Peterson;
Helen Grayson as Uncle Jack's Party Guest;
Anna Griffin as Train Girl;
Kate Hesketh as Uncle Jack's Party Guest