![]() ![]() ![]() In an interview with The Independent, Roberts said of his breakout from prison: "If you're planning an escape, you look for the place that's least protected. He was sent to Melbourne's Pentridge Prison to serve his sentence. In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to 24 charges of armed robbery and two counts of attempted armed robbery. He turned to crime in order to fuel his drug habit, robbing banks and becoming known as the "building society bandit." Like Hunnam's character in Shantaram, Roberts really did break out of an Australian prison, for example.ĭuring the '70s, the author became a heroin addict following the breakdown of his marriage, which saw him lose custody of his daughter. While the book is a work of fiction, it is based on a lot of real events that happened in the author's life. Shantaram is based on the novel of the same name by the Australian author Gregory David Roberts. Charlie Hunnam as Lin Ford in 'Shantaram,' which is based on the novel by Gregory David Roberts. ![]()
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