Turkey Shoot
dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith · 1982
Plot
In a totalitarian country, any subversives, undesirables and "deviants" are sent to a prison camp to be rehabilitated and reeducated. The camp is run in fascist fashion, with guards torturing and killing prisoners for sport. Their pinnacle of the guards oppression is an event where a select band of prisoners are set free in the surrounding bush, to be hunted by the guards and special guests for sport - the Turkey Shoot.
Why watch
A group of prisoners, deemed "undesirable" by a totalitarian regime, are released into the wilderness to be hunted for sport by their captors. As the guards revel in their sadistic game, the prisoners must navigate both the physical dangers of the hunt and the psychological torment inflicted by their oppressors. Watching this film is an intense experience, filled with suspense and moral complexity, as it forces viewers to confront the darkest aspects of human nature and societal control.