Tom Hardy Is Charles Bronson
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Bronson is the adapted story of Michael Peterson who has spent a considerable portion of his life in prison due to his violent outbursts and other crimes.
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Upon his first release from prison, Peterson began a brief career as a bare-knuckle boxer, adopting the name Charles Bronson.
The film follows his experience of having his personality gradually diverge into this new character.
Hardy delivers several theatrical soliloquies directly to the camera and recounts stories from Bronson’s life as they play out on screen.
The film is focused on Bronson’s life, the time spent in solitary confinement where his mental health declines.
Tom Hardy excels as an unstable and confused man who is prone to outbursts and unpredictable in his actions.
The real man upon which the story is based has spent much of his life in prison and due to his violent actions, continued to extend his sentence spending years in psychiatric hospitals around the UK.
Credits:
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by Brock Norman Brock, Refn
Produced by Rupert Preston. Danny Hansford
Cinematography Larry Smith
Edited by Matthew Newman
Music by Johnny Jewel
Distributed by Vertigo Films
Release dates: Oct 17, 2008 (BFI London Film Fest) March 13, 2009 (UK)
Running time: 92 minutes
Budget $230,000
Box office $2.3 million
