This film postulates 'natural, self-service justice' acted out in the English countryside. Set in the 2020's - with fox-hunting banned under the law - a group of petty theives from a South London council estate, go out at night to rob 'Redwick' Country Estate at night, believing the owners are away on a skiing holiday.
The tables are turned though when the owners of the 'Redwick Estate' are not only at home, but armed with electric tazers which paralyze the theives and enable them to be tied and restrained.
As morning breaks and the thieves find themselves bound and gagged inside the owner's 4x4 and being 'released' on a field of stubble. The owner, dressed in fox hunting attire explains that the rich have formulated their 'just revenge' upon the poor. They are to be hunted like foxes. The 4 theives are soon only 3 as one is savaged by the hounds, as if a fox. Another, maimed by a large gin trap, is shot with a rifle.
The 2 thieves make their escape, but the girl is injured badly and left for dead. As the youngest boy makes it to the pub in the village, the police arrive but they are 'in on it' with the estate owner. 3/4 of the band of theives dead. The one who escaped is gifted a large bag of cash by the lady owner. He is shocked and disgusted as he realises that the money is the 'pay-off' for the deaths of his brother and two friends.
All the worst elements of human nature play out in this film. The 'haves' and the 'have-nots' fight literally to the death.. and then they all shake hands - like a heavyweight boxing match and 1/4 of the band of theives drives away as 3/5 of the foxhunters lay dead.
So a bad result all round, but a 'fair' outcome in another way ?
The tables are turned though when the owners of the 'Redwick Estate' are not only at home, but armed with electric tazers which paralyze the theives and enable them to be tied and restrained.
As morning breaks and the thieves find themselves bound and gagged inside the owner's 4x4 and being 'released' on a field of stubble. The owner, dressed in fox hunting attire explains that the rich have formulated their 'just revenge' upon the poor. They are to be hunted like foxes. The 4 theives are soon only 3 as one is savaged by the hounds, as if a fox. Another, maimed by a large gin trap, is shot with a rifle.
The 2 thieves make their escape, but the girl is injured badly and left for dead. As the youngest boy makes it to the pub in the village, the police arrive but they are 'in on it' with the estate owner. 3/4 of the band of theives dead. The one who escaped is gifted a large bag of cash by the lady owner. He is shocked and disgusted as he realises that the money is the 'pay-off' for the deaths of his brother and two friends.
All the worst elements of human nature play out in this film. The 'haves' and the 'have-nots' fight literally to the death.. and then they all shake hands - like a heavyweight boxing match and 1/4 of the band of theives drives away as 3/5 of the foxhunters lay dead.
So a bad result all round, but a 'fair' outcome in another way ?
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