The most depressing town
in all of the world just may be the hamlet of Bridgend, Wales (with a
population of right around 15,000 people … 100,000 throughout the “Borough”). By all accounts it should be a tranquil
place, well-away from the hustle and bustle of London, and even Bristol, the
only large population center within a 50 mile radius … but it is not.
Bridgend, Wales — and the
goings on there — are the eerie subject of documentary filmmaker John Michael
Williams’ film, Bridgend. This tale of
the macabre, which would normally be reserved for fictional horror films, examines
the overwhelming number of teenage suicides (almost all of them by hanging) that
have taken place since 2007. 79 and
counting (statistically that is off the charts)!
Virgil Film &
Entertainment announced this past week that this true-life mystery (that is so
incredibly hard to get your head around) will be made available on DVD this
coming Nov. 11.
Is it a cult? Is there something more to it … something
sinister? “Death Town,” as it is now
nicknamed, is quickly becoming a place of legends, tall tales and one very
large unsolved mystery.
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