Bronson (film) Bronson (film) Bronson is a 2008 British biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Tom Hardy as Michael Peterson, known from 1987 as Charles Bronson. The film follows the life of this notorious prisoner, known for violent attacks against other prisoners, guards, and governors in prison; protests, armed robbery, and art. He was renamed Charles Bronson by his fight promoter, for his bare-knuckle fighting years. Born into a respectable middle-class family, Peterson became known as one of the United Kingdom's most dangerous prisoners. Because of his violence, Bronson was repeatedly put into isolation or
Terminology of the British Isles province. While some organisations including the BBC and British Government prefer to use "Britain" as shorthand for Great Britain, others prefer, where precision is not required, to use "Britain" to mean the United Kingdom. The word "Ireland" has two meanings. The terminology and usage of the name "Ulster" in Irish and British culture varies. Many within the unionist community and much of the UK press refer to Northern Ireland as "Ulster"whereas the nationalist community refer to the traditional Irish province of Ulster, which is a nine-county entity that incorporates the three counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan (which are in