Feed

Feed

Year: 2005

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Brett Leonard

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Can you stomach it? A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.

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Timeline & Setting – Feed (2005)

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Time period

Early 2000s

The internet-driven crime depicted sits squarely in the early era of online fetish sites and international cybercrime investigations. The international travel, encryption schemes, and online betting on victims reflect a present-day, pre-smartphone tone. The atmosphere blends modern technology with a grim, discreet culture of exploitation.

Location

Hamburg, Germany, Toledo, Ohio, USA, Australia

The film unfolds across international settings, starting in Hamburg where a graphic case unsettles the investigator. It moves to Toledo, Ohio, where a ramshackle cottage hosts a disturbing fetish website and the search for its mastermind. The narrative also anchors itself in Australia, Phillip's home base, where personal life and professional pursuit collide.

🔎 Investigation 🗺️ Travel 🖥️ Internet age

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:11

Main Characters – Feed (2005)

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Phillip Jackson

An Australian cybercrime investigator whose professional life collides with personal turmoil. He is methodical and persistent, yet emotionally guarded, struggling with intimacy and instability in his relationship. The investigation pushes him toward morally ambiguous choices and a harsher view of the world.

🔎 Investigator 💔 Troubled relationship 🧠 Detachment

Michael Carter

A sadistic webmaster whose fetishes drive the site’s predatory business. He channels a troubled childhood with an abusive mother into a perverse empire of weight gain and control. His intelligence masks a chilling capacity for cruelty and manipulation.

🧩 Obsession 💰 Exploitation 🗡️ Violence

Deirdre

A captive in a ramshackle cottage, drawn to Michael but herself a victim of the site’s deadly game. She becomes a focal point of Phillip’s pursuit and a symbol of the human cost of the fetish enterprise. Her loyalty to Michael complicates the moral stakes of the chase.

🎗️ Captivity 🧪 Fetishism 🧭 Loyalty

Nigel

Phillip’s partner in the investigation, a steady presence who shares the burden of uncovering the site’s encryption. He represents professional camaraderie under pressure and the tension between duty and personal risk.

🤝 Partner 🕵️ Cooperation ⚠️ Tension

Sang

A figure connected to the broader underworld network surrounding the crime, illustrating the reach and consequences of the site’s operations. His presence hints at a larger ecosystem of victims and accomplices.

🕳️ Shadow 💼 Crime network 🔄 Interconnected

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:11

Major Themes – Feed (2005)

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🧠 Psychology

The narrative probes the psychology of obsession, deception, and power. Phillip must navigate his own troubled sexuality and emotional distance as he uncovers a web of manipulation and cruelty. The film explores how moral compromise and personal trauma can drive someone toward dangerous choices.

🔎 Voyeurism

The central crime involves a sexual site that profits from the bodies of women. The film scrutinizes looking, spectatorship, and the economics of cruelty, showing how viewers become participants in a perverse system. It questions the complicity of audiences who watch suffering for entertainment.

💀 Death

The plot literalizes a feeding fetish, culminating in Lucy's death and the grisly preparation intended for a victim. Feeding becomes a weapon and a symbol of control over another's body. The film centers its horror on the physical consequences of obsession.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:11

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