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'Hunger has no limit
The Last Confession on Alexander Pearce follows the final days of Irish convict Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution. It draws a visceral and compelling picture of a hell on earth and tells how one man endured the unimaginable by doing the unthinkable.'
Source: Production company's website https://eqmedia.group/productions/the-last-confession-of-alexander-pearce/
Notes
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First screened on ABC1 on 25 January 2009.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2010
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— Appears in: The Australian , 16 June 2010; (p. 15) -
DVD Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 February 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV -
Top Pick
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 January 2009; (p. 42)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV -
Capturing the Cannibal Convict
2009
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 January 2009; (p. 3) -
TV Previews
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 January 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV
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TV Previews
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 January 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV -
Top Pick
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 January 2009; (p. 42)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV -
DVD Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 February 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce 2009 single work film/TV -
Cannibal Magnetism
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 January 2009; (p. 4) -
Capturing the Cannibal Convict
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 January 2009; (p. 3) -
Untitled
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 June 2010; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2010 nominated Rose d'Or Awards — Drama and mini-series
- 2009 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
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- Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,
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