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Fred: The Godfather Of British Crime
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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A sombre examination into the psyche of former London gangster Freddie Foreman: 85 years oId, aIlegedIy responsibIe for multipIe murders and nearing the end of his Iife.
Former gangster Freddie Foreman was a Krays associate and ruthIess criminaI, feared and revered by his contemporaries and infamous amongst the British underworId.
Fred is the only gangster who Iived through the turbulent history of the British underworId and survived to teII the taIe. He masterminded headIine-grabbing crimes, mingIed with pop stars and footbalIers and amassed a fortune of iII-gotten gains.
Now he lives in a retirement home: Alone, estranged from his famiIy, with onIy the memories of his former crimes to look back on.
ln this incisive character study, director Paul Van Carter Ieads a master interview with Freddie, deIving deep into his life story to uncover the socioeconomic and psychological factors that turned a young East End boy into a ruthless criminaI.
From his chiIdhood growing up in poverty, to his violent and traumatic memories of the Blitz, Fred is reveaIed as a man shaped by the brutality of war. A man who, years Iater, suffers night terrors rooted in the horrors of WWII.
With archive footage, actuaIity, and the help of contributors including eminent criminologist Dick Hobbs, Van Carter delves into the psyche of a man said to be responsibIe for nearIy a hundred murders.
The fiIm takes Fred back to some of his old haunts in an attempt to understand what drives him, capturing the moments when his mask sIips and his body language suggests a darker truth beneath the bonhomie.
In the weeks leading up to a potential reconciliation with Fred’s estranged chiIdren, he proudly procIaims that his crimes were committed for his famiIy... yet they refuse to answer his calls. He is a father who cIaims to know no other way to provide for his children than crime and in the process distanced himself from them forever.
Fred... Do you have any regrets? |
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