Pain and Gain - Part 1

What do you get when you mix Michael Bay, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, and Anthony Mackie? 2013’s blockbuster film Pain & Gain. This story has it all: body builders, kidnapping, torture, fraud, and murder. This case was so complex, we had to split it into two episodes. In Part I, Remi will tell you all about the film. Part II will tackle the true story behind Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain (2013).

Primary Sources:

Pain & Gain, Part 1

Pain & Gain, Part 2

Pain & Gain, Part 3

Pain & Gain, Where are they now?

Schiller, Marc. Pain and Gain: The Untold True Story. Star of Hope, Inc, 2013.

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