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Avengement is a 2019 British action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson who co-wrote the film with Stu Small. The film stars Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass and Thomas Turgoose.
Avengement was released on 24 May 2019 on VOD and in selected theatres, where it received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for its action choreography and Adkins' performance. In 2020, a special edition was released, which contains an uncut version of the film.
Samuel Goldwyn Films has since released the film to be watched for free on YouTube.
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 arts 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.
Cain is arrested and charged with manslaughter. Detective O'Hara explains that Lincoln's scam baits marks them into acting as a bagman to forgive their debts. Lincoln arranges for someone to steal the bag, causing the target to owe Lincoln even more money than before. When Cain refuses to cooperate with the police, Sgt. Evans handcuffs him and beats him up. Despite his clean record, Cain is sentenced to England's most violent prison where he gets into several fights and sustains severe injuries. Despite fighting in self-defence, Cain's sentence is repeatedly extended, and this prompts him to become a cold-blooded killer to survive. After several years, one of Cain's attackers reveals Lincoln has put a £20,000 bounty on his head. O'Hara, who has since learned about the bounty, once again asks Cain to give up his brother.
Cain agrees on the condition that he will be allowed to visit his dying mother at a hospital, but is too late as Cain misses his chance and escapes custody after violently beating the police officers who delayed his visit. By night, Lincoln arrives and is similarly threatened by Cain. Lincoln appeals to Cain's better nature, not realising the changes he has been forced to undergo. Hyde mocks Cain and insults the people they conned, prompting Cain to shoot and kill Hyde. Realising that Cain has changed, Lincoln drops his pretences and admits to ordering a hit. Cain angrily tells that he never spoke to the police and that Sgt. Evans admitted to spreading the false rumour before Cain killed him.
After proving that he has emptied Lincoln's bank account, Cain announces that he will kill Lincoln and offers to let everyone else leave. Bez and Lincoln's men attack Cain, but Cain defeats them all, killing most of them, and is stabbed in the process. Although surprised at the viciousness of Cain's vengeance, Lincoln says that he never even cared whether it was true; the real reason he ordered the hit on Cain was that he lost respect either way from just the rumour, which Lincoln could not abide. Lincoln vows to recover and attacks Cain with a knife provided by Bez. Cain eventually overpowers and fatally stabs his brother. He spares Bez and stumbles out of the bar before collapsing on a nearby bench. In his office, Detective O'Hara discovers that Cain divided the £2 million in Lincoln's bank account to his 147 victims.
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