Ex-con turned actor puts his life on film

Brian Goodman, a south Boston guy who came from a life of crime has just written and directed his first feature film starring Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Peet and Mark Wahlberg.

The movie, “What Doesn’t Kill You,” is a gritty, semi-autobiographical look at his life as a hood. Goodman was on the street at age 12, sold drugs to survive and has been shot several times in deals gone bad.

Hm… Anyone want to knock off a couple of 7-11′s with me?

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