Jakob Kelser is a lonely man living in a run-down house on the edge of a council estate. After enduring weeks of aggrevation and torment from local youths , Jacob, in a last-ditch attempt to once again lead a normal life, plots his revenge on his unsuspecting tormentors. One by one, they're be taught a lesson. One by one, they meet their deaths.
Acting
Simon Brandon's simmering desperation as Jakob.
Production
Bleak council estate becomes claustrophobic character.
Direction
Pike's restraint makes violence hit harder.
Director
Vinson Pike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring budget in actual UK council estates, with locals reportedly believing filming was real police activity.
Released during peak 'hoodie horror' era, critiquing media panic about 'Broken Britain' youth—while arguably exploiting it.
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