Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
“1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.”
DramaHistory
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
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A quiet, reserved look at a man whose profession is the ultimate act of state-sanctioned violence. It’s a somber, melancholic exploration of duty and the human cost of capital punishment, told with stark realism.
sombermelancholicreservedthought-provokingslow-burnperiod dramakitchen sink realismgritty realismmoralitydutyidentitycapital punishment
englandbiographybased on true storyhangmanexecutionercapital punishment1940s1950s
