The Real Goodfella, Henry Hill, tells his story.
(00:26)For these wise guys, it was easy living in the prison.
(02:37)From counterfeit money to heroin stings these people landed behind bars abroad.
Bootlegging wine and forbidden love will land you in jail in some parts of the world.
Sun, sea, sand and a soul-destroying stretch in the slammer: Banged Up Abroad reveals how dream trips abroad can quickly become life-threatening nightmares.
From an original "goodfella" to a Scottish bootlegger in Saudi Arabia and a couple whose whirlwind romance gets them locked in prison in the Philippines - Banged Up Abroad reveals what can go wrong, horribly wrong, while traveling outside familiar borders.
Banged Up Abroad takes you inside first-hand accounts of capture, imprisonment and pure terror far from home and starts with the true story of Goodfella Henry Hill, incarcerated in his own country, but within reach of furious mobsters.
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