 In 2008, Refn returned to the European art house film circuit after his unsuccessful Hollywood venture "Fear X".He wrote and directed "Bronson" (2008), which starred Tom Hardy as the title character, the U.K. prisoner Charles Bronson, noted for mental illness, violence and art.The film won Best Film at the 2009 Sydney Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema — Dramatic) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.