Avengement - Dvd

Avengement is a 2019 British action thriller film directed by Jesse V. Johnson who co-wrote the film with Stu Small. The film stars Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass and Thomas Turgoose.

Cain Burgess is a prisoner who is being escorted by the police to a hospital where he learns of his mother's death. After seeing her corpse, Cain escapes and then visits a private bar, entering it by attacking the bouncers. While having his drink, Cain overhears one of the patrons named Tune describing how an unknown assailant killed a fellow gangster named Rook. Cain intervenes with his laughter, only to invite the wrath of Tune, his fellow patrons, and barmaid Bez. Cain claims himself to be a friend of the bar owner named Lincoln and gets into a brawl, where he pulls out a double-barrelled sawed-off shotgun and holds everyone hostage. Lincoln's lieutenant Hyde arrives and recognizes Cain as Lincoln's younger brother, where he is also held hostage.

One of the patrons trying to intervene is shot in the kneecap by Cain, who blames Hyde and Lincoln for his condition. Cain then starts narrating that he got sent to the notorious London prison HMP Belmarsh and had to fight for survival in prison. It is revealed that Cain used to be a skilled and quick-tempered martial artist who caused Lincoln, a loan shark, and several gangsters to lose substantial amounts of money. Seeking to invest in a legitimate business, Cain comes to Lincoln for financial help, where he is pulled into the world of crime after he is asked to rob a mark who has retrieved a package from one of Lincoln's gangsters. Cain succeeds in stealing the package from a middle-aged woman who pursues him and gets killed when she is run over by an oncoming car during the chase.