Bronson (2008)
The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.
Genre : Drama, Action, Crime
Runtime : 1H 32M
Director : Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer : Nicolas Winding Refn, Brock Norman Brock
Synopsis
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
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