Drum

Drum is born to a white prostitute who raises him with her black lesbian partner. He grows up in a brutal world where he is forced to bare-knuckle-box other slaves for the amusement of cruel owners. One owner, Bernard DeMarigny, makes unwanted advances toward Drum, and when they are rejected, DeMarigny vows revenge.

After Drum rejects DeMarigny's advances, the powerful owner vows revenge, signaling a looming threat against Drum from above. The tension between Drum and the owners begins to simmer as the social order tightens around him. This resolve foreshadows the eventual clash that will erupt later on the plantation.

Drum and his friend Blaise are sold off and taken to Hammond Maxwell's plantation to work. Their new owner places them under a harsher regime, intensifying their confinement and the brutality they will endure. The transfer marks a shift from a previous environment to Maxwell's controlled estate.

Regine is purchased by Maxwell and brought to the plantation for his personal desires as a bedwench. Her arrival introduces another layer of power dynamics and vulnerability at the estate. The presence of Regine contributes to the mounting tensions among the residents.

Regine is set up in the bedroom above Hammond, making her part of Maxwell's private world. Augusta Chauvel, Maxwell's fiancé, grows jealous and begins to scheme about Regine's fate. The household power struggle intensifies as personal desires collide with control.

Maxwell's daughter Sophie expresses an interest in Drum, but he refuses to sleep with her, fearing for his safety. The attempted dynamic reveals the dangerous crosscurrents of desire and dominance on the plantation. The tension foreshadows further conflicts between the family and the enslaved residents.

Sophie also attempts to sleep with Blaise, but he resists. After being rejected, she falsely accuses Blaise of raping her, prompting Maxwell to act harshly. Blaise is put in chains as Maxwell moves toward a brutal punishment for the alleged crime.

Sophie is sent to boarding school following the incident, while Blaise remains chained out of sight. Maxwell's decision to castrate Blaise for the alleged rape underscores the brutal morality of the slaveholding system. The atmosphere on the estate grows heavier with impending punishment.

A dinner party is held to celebrate Maxwell and Chauvel's engagement, and guests discuss the best way to castrate a slave. The casual brutality on display reveals how violence is normalized at the highest levels of the estate. The conversation heightens the sense that a breaking point is near.

During the party, Drum frees Blaise from his chains, sparking a slave revolt inside the estate. The revolt spreads as enslaved people seize control of parts of the house. The confrontation marks a dramatic shift from private cruelty to active rebellion.

In the chaos, DeMarigny shoots Blaise, intensifying the conflict. Drum retaliates by attacking DeMarigny and tearing at his privates, rallying the slaves to take the house. The violence escalates into a pivotal turning point for everyone involved.

Drum's actions allow Maxwell and Chauvel to survive the onslaught, but Maxwell orders Drum to run to avoid capture. Chauvel suggests telling the slavers that Drum was loyal to spare him, but Maxwell insists Drum must be killed. The scene ends with Drum fleeing the plantation as the revolt continues outside.