Live Animals

Live Animals

Year: 2008

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: English

Director: Jeremy Benson

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A group of college kids must decide what price they will pay to gain their freedom after being kidnapped by a ruthless White Slave trader.

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1

Beach party and vacation setup

A group of college friends — Nick, Erin, Vicky, Josh and Tera — attend a beach party before heading back to their cabin for a vacation. The mood is light as they plan days of sun, games, and simple getaways. Their carefree pace is hopeful, but danger lingers just out of sight.

Evening Beach; cabin vicinity
2

Night attack and Tera rescue

A masked assailant named Edgar launches a brutal assault, incapacitating Vicky and Josh with tranquillizer darts while Nick, locked outside, watches part of the attack. He manages to free Tera before Edgar shoots him, and Tera makes it to the boat before being captured again. The danger has entered their sanctuary and will not be denied.

Night Beach/cabin area
3

Captivity begins in the barn

Nick, Erin, and Vicky awaken to be chained in a feed-lot barn, with Josh separated and gagged in another stall. Wayne, the barn owner and Edgar's boss, proclaims they are now his property and that he intends to break them, like horses. The group's sense of safety collapses as the captors establish control.

Morning Feed-lot barn
4

Abuses unfold: Vicky, Erin, and Josh punished

Edgar takes Vicky away for a brutal act with Wayne's permission. Erin is warned that she will suffer the same fate if she resists. Josh's defiant behavior leads to his tongue being cut, underscoring the merciless regime ruling the barn.

Afternoon Barn interior
5

Nick's overnight confinement and discovery

Nick is left chained in the shed overnight to break his spirit. He discovers Tera's body wrapped in plastic, a grisly sign of the captors' ruthlessness. The grim discovery deepens the prisoners' fear and isolation.

Overnight Shed
6

Amell's visit and Vicky's fate

A man named Amell arrives to view the prisoners and expresses interest in buying Vicky. Wayne is disappointed not to have more victims. Vicky is shut in a box and prepared to be sold as a sex slave, marking a new, colder phase for the operation.

Day Farm/Barn
7

Josh is killed

Josh continues to protest, and Wayne fatally shoots him in the head. The loss intensifies the captives' fear and desperation. The brutal violence of the captors becomes a chilling constant.

Day Barn
8

The farm attack continues: Edgar's rampage and Edgar's death

A couple stops for directions, and their daughter wanders into the barn. Edgar murders the parents and hunts the girl with a shotgun. Nick uses the chaos to free himself, then kills Edgar with a crowbar and ambushes Wayne to free Erin and Kathy.

Late afternoon Farm/Barn
9

The escape leads toward the lights; Erin's fate

Kathy urges a left turn toward lit buildings as they drive away, hoping to escape. Erin is suddenly attacked and killed by Wayne, a brutal reminder that the captors will stop at nothing. The group's fragile hope fades as the danger closes in.

Evening Road toward lit buildings
10

Kathy's true identity revealed

It is revealed that Kathy is actually Wayne's wife and accomplice, deepening the betrayal at the heart of the captivity. Nick and the others must scramble to adapt to this new layer of danger. Trust erodes as the escape plan becomes increasingly desperate.

Immediately after Erin's death Barn/road area
11

Liz in the box and the box strategy

Nick discovers Liz, a young woman, locked in a box among the prisoners. He deduces Kathy's deception and hides inside the box to avoid detection, waiting for an opportunity to act. The tension in the barn escalates as the search for exits grows more urgent.

Evening Barn interior
12

Kathy's exposure and the box confrontation

Nick confronts Kathy and shoots her when she checks on Liz, ending that immediate threat. Liz takes Kathy's gun, escalating the risk as Wayne's danger remains. The confrontation within the cramped space reaches a fever pitch.

Confrontation moment Barn
13

Wayne's buckshot and Nick's circular saw

Nick tries to locate any remaining survivors and is struck by Wayne's buckshot, wounding him. Liz distracts Wayne but cannot shoot, giving Nick a chance to retaliate with a circular saw. The brutal showdown between the two men intensifies as the endgame approaches.

Final confrontation Barn
14

Wayne killed and final betrayal

Nick fights Wayne and uses a circular saw to injure and kill him, but Kathy suddenly reappears and shoots both Nick and Wayne. The immediate threat dies with them, yet the scene leaves a chilling trace of revenge. The final moment hints at a lingering danger in the operation.

Final moments Barn
15

Kathy's next purchase

In a final, unsettling image, Kathy is shown buying another remote barn from a real estate agent, implying the cycle of exploitation will continue. The film closes on this ominous note, suggesting the horror could recur elsewhere. The audience is left with a grim sense of inevitability.

End credits/Final scene Real estate office; remote barn

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