As 2015 marks a half a century since the Moors murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment, this documentary examines Ian Brady's 50 years in jail. Among the contributors are prison officers, detectives, relatives of victims, pen pals and inmates who served time with him. They reveal how Brady has shown a psychopathic lack of connection with his crimes. Arrested and charged in 1965, he’s never been considered for parole, nor has he asked to be freed.
Direction
Helen Hill's unflinching access to Brady's inner circle
Writing
Narration that refuses to glorify its subject
Director
Helen Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brady spent his final decades campaigning for the right to die, a calculated final performance of control that the documentary argues was his last manipulation of the system.
Director Helen Hill spent three years negotiating prison access, only to be blocked from filming Brady directly—forcing the innovative use of audio-only interviews.
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