Directed by Donal MacIntyre
Starts with an establishing master shot of Manchester .. Even though it is a documentary film it follows all conventions of films. There is then a sound bridge from Dominic which then follows a shot of Dominic with two other boys all dressed in suits. Dominic is positioned in the middle of the shot which informs the audience that in this case he is the protagonist and antagonist as he is the 'bad guy' which is the main focus of the film. The typical 'gangster' music kicks in as they walk through the 'under belly' which is a typical place for gangsters and possibly homeless people (the crime class). The title comes in which is yellow it is at night, which makes the title stand out even more. The title looks as though it is projected on the wall. As Dominic and the boys continue to walk through the town there is a slow motion shot as there is a voice over explaining crimes that have been committed by this man, the slow motion may have been used to make them look 'cool'.
It then switches to a shot which is black and white, this is from CCTV of Dominic and fellow gangsters. There is then a cut away to Dominic's hands, where he is wearing Gold wich shows a degree of wealth. His nails are also dirty which shows that he isnt involved in a clean business.
Dominic has spent twenty two years of his thirty nine years of life in prison, in twenty seven different prisons. He was involved in inmate riots which cost the country 50 million pounds.
Dominic walks down the street which is a typical lower class area, he walks into a house which is full of people mainly children, you can see by the children that they too are quite dirty.
One of the fourteen Noonan brothers was killed in 2003, for his funeral half of north Manchester was brought to a stand still. The police asked for a contribution towards the cost of this and the Noonan family refused.
Archive footage is used to show a clip of the news when Dominic escaped from custody to then carry out an armed robbery. He was kidnapped from a police car by his friends to do this. 
A montage of images is put together, the images are in black and white which gives the illusion that they are under serveillence and perhaps printed in a newspaper especially when they ise black and white still photographs. Whilst the images are shown there is music that is used, which was also used in Pulp Fiction.
Allegedly 5-6 million pounds has been stolen by the Noonan family. There are around 20 in the Noonan crew.Actuality is then shown when an argument is started between two of the younger members of the group after Dominic has been arrested.
There was a 360 degree pan, around Dominic whilst he was talking about the reputation of the Noonan's. It shows the pub around him and the people in there.
To find out sensitive information within documentary's they tend to film further away making it more comfortable for the person which is what happens with Dominic, this shows the psychological state. Dominic reveals he is indeed gay and that when he was thirteen he attended a boarding school in which he was sexually abused every day for weeks on end. This could have been a major trigger for Dominic's mental state and a fuel for other crimes he has committed.
Later in life Dominic met the main 'abuser' he got his revenge by torturing him.
Later in the documentary you meet Dominic's brother Dezzy Noonan, he claims he is responsible for 27 deaths in Manchester. Shortly after he is stabbed to death by a rival crew member, following this there are death threats sent to other members of the Noonan's. It was estimated that 3,000 people were to attend the funeral of Dezzy Noonan with local businesses and two schools close whilst the funeral was carried out. However some of the Noonan crew could not attend the funeral and had to watch from a distance because they had been threatened to be killed if they did.
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