Brutal

Story

Synopsis

BRUTAL centers on Trevor (Morgan Benoit), abducted from his backyard at the age of fifteen by an unseen alien presence. Forced into nearly two decades of no-holds-barred fights against other abductees inside an unearthly mixed martial arts arena, Trevor has evolved from an innocent boy into a brutal fighting machine. Derek, (Jeff Hatch) an ambulance chasing lawyer, is the latest lab-rat abductee forced to fight Trevor. As the two men exchange ever-increasing beating over the course of weeks and months, the brutality of their existence and the true nature of their humanity is slowly revealed. With elements of THE TWILIGHT ZONE and THE PRISONER, BRUTAL explores through science fiction, allegory and psychological drama, man’s violent nature and our propensity to commit unthinkable acts of violence against each other. Yet through this prism of brutality our capacity to love one another, even in the worst of circumstances is celebrated.

Director

Donald Lawrence Flaherty

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

5 January 2014

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Morgan Benoit

  Trevor O’Hara

• 

  Jeff Hatch

  Derrick Bauer

• 

  David Mattey

  Detective

• Renata Green-Gaber

  Katherine

• 

  Stacy Jorgensen

• Mario Kenyon

• Christina Brooks