Savage Vengeance

Savage Vengeance

Year: 2023

Runtime: 70 mins

Language: English

Horror

Revenge isn’t pretty. In this re-imagining of Donald Farmer’s 1993 cult classic, Tara and her friend Meghan encounter a group of cannibalistic criminals on the run.

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1

Jennifer is raped in the park

Jennifer goes to a park where four men rape her and leave her for dead. The brutal assault shatters her sense of safety and begins a long, painful struggle. She survives the attack, but the trauma haunts her for years.

Night Park
2

Five years later: law student and exposure of her past

Five years pass and Jennifer is now in law school. Her past is exposed in class when a professor reveals it to the students, stirring judgment and sympathy alike. She is later tried for murder but pleads not guilty, highlighting how the past continues to haunt her present.

Five years after park attack Law school classroom
3

Jennifer decides to take a vacation with Sam

Angry about how her past is treated, Jennifer decides to take a short vacation with her friend Sam. They set off to get away from campus life and clear their heads. The trip quickly becomes a precursor to a much darker journey.

Soon after the class reveal On the road
4

Gas station encounter: Sam harassed by Tommy, Dwayne flirts

During a gas stop, Sam is harassed by Tommy, a local man with a violent reputation. The gas station clerk Dwayne brushes off the danger with flippant flirtation. The uneasy interaction foreshadows the violence to come.

During travel to cabin Gas station
5

Arrival at the cabin; Sam walks and disappears

Jen and Sam reach the cabin, but Sam immediately dislikes the place and decides to take a walk. She wanders into the woods and becomes lost at night. She later stumbles upon a cottage and learns that Dwayne owns the place.

Night Cabin and surrounding woods
6

Dwayne attacks and rapes Sam; Tommy stabs her to death

In the cottage, Dwayne attacks and rapes Sam. Tommy arrives and, as Dwayne's ally, stabs Sam to death. The brutal violence completes a deadly trap for the vacationers.

Night Dwayne's cottage
7

Jennifer returns for Sam; learns of Sam's fate

The next day Jennifer goes back to the gas station looking for Sam. Dwayne and Tommy deny knowledge of her friend and claim they know where Sam is, luring Jennifer to a cottage. They reveal Sam's corpse, and Jennifer escapes into the woods to survive another night.

Day following Sam's disappearance Gas station and cottage area
8

Dwayne catches and rapes Jennifer

Jennifer is captured by Dwayne in the woods and subjected to another brutal rape. The assault compounds her trauma and hardens her determination to survive. She escapes the immediate danger but is left to recover and plan her revenge.

After the Sam incident Woods
9

Tommy stabs Jennifer; she survives and begins planning revenge

Tommy tracks Jennifer and stabs her in the chest, leaving her to die in the woods. Miraculously, she survives the fatal blow and begins plotting revenge against her tormentors. The intention to confront them becomes the driving force of her actions.

After the stabbing Woods
10

Jennifer arms up and searches for Dwayne and Tommy

Sometime later, Jennifer hitchhikes and arms herself, beginning to hunt down the men responsible. The sheriff questions Dwayne and Tommy about the disappearances but they deny everything. A bar acquaintance reveals that a woman matching Jennifer's description has recently bought weapons and asked around town for them, confirming Jennifer's pursuit.

Sometime later Town / woods
11

Jennifer kills Dwayne with a chainsaw

Jennifer finds Dwayne in the woods and ambushes him, killing him with a chainsaw that decapitates him. The murder marks a turning point in her quest for vengeance. She continues by tracking Tommy, who is still alive and dangerous.

Night Woods
12

Jennifer defeats Tommy and escapes

Jen chases Tommy out of his cottage and shoots him in the groin with a shotgun, leaving him to die in agony. The two killers have been punished, and the survivor walks away to reclaim her life, transformed by the pursuit of revenge.

After Dwayne's death Tommy's cottage / woods

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:22

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