The movie Dying Breed interweaves the stories of the extinct Tasmanian tiger and Alexander Pearce, a convict who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. After escaping from a penal settlement, Pearce disappeared into the Tasmanian wilderness with six other convicts, but was the only one to survive, with human flesh in his pockets. The legend of Pearce was born, and many believe that the tiger and his descendants still exist in the bush.
Dying Breed
The film Dying Breed combines the intriguing myth of the Tasmanian tiger with the haunting true tale of Alexander Pearce, a notorious "Pieman" who was executed for cannibalism in 1824.
