Avengement (2019)

After years of assaults on him in prison, convicted felon Cain Burgess escapes for avengement on those responsible.

Director:

Jesse V. Johnson

Writers:

Stu Small, Jesse V. Johnson

Stars:

Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Adkins	...	Cain Burgess
Craig Fairbrass	...	Lincoln Burgess
Thomas Turgoose	...	Tune
Nick Moran	...	Hyde
Kierston Wareing	...	Bez
Mark Strange	...	Clif
Leo Gregory	...	Mo
Luke LaFontaine	...	Chas
Beau Fowler	...	Vern
Dan Styles	...	Newbold
Christopher Sciueref	...	Yeates
Matt Routledge	...	Orderly
Jane Thorne	...	Mrs. Burgess
Louis Mandylor	...	Detective O'Hara
Terence Maynard	...	Stokes

Storyline

While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It's an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city.

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Plot Keywords:

shank | shotgun | police interrogation | hit by a car | shot in the head | 

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Taglines:

He Had A Normal Life Until They Set Him Up. Now He Wants His Revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a poster in the Horse and Jockey pub at the beginning of the film which reads Satanic Mechanix, which is the band which Scott Adkins' character killed in Accident Man (2018), the previous film between Scott Adkins and director Jesse V. Johnson.

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Goofs

When Cain is poured is first pint in the pub by Bez, his glass is almost full to the brim. The next scene shows a large head of froth.

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Quotes

Lincoln Burgess: Prison's turned you into a fuckin' psychopathic killer.
Cain Burgess: Prison didn't. You fuckin' did!

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Alternate Versions

The German release was cut by 2 minutes on account of strong violence.

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Connections

References Irreversible (2002)

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Soundtracks

Hold Me in Your Dreams
Performed by Beth Browne
Written by Beth Browne, Terry Browne
Courtesy of My5AngelsPublishing.

User Reviews

Not bad, better than I anticipated.

I don't think the story was the best, but the fight scenes kept me engaged. A stellar performance from Scott Atkins. This is is the first movie of his I have watched. And I really enjoyed it and will probably watch one of his movies in the future.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Avengement

Filming Locations:

Canterbury Prison, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,153

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1