Thomas Conrad looks like your average small town resident but underneath a calm exterior hides a man on the edge a man who has looked death in the eye and understands the power of violence. After serving a merciless tour of duty in the Middle East Conrad has trouble adjusting to normal everyday life. Despite having a loving wife and daughter he is constantly haunted by the memories of his brutal military post and the blood he helped spill. When he is kidnapped and tortured by local criminals and forced to take part in a drug smuggling operation Conrad is thrown into a chaotic and terrifying race against time as he fights against the criminal underworld to save his family.
Based on a true story, Brotherhood of Murder is the sorry tale of Tony Martinez, an army dropout who becomes convinced that the downturn his life has taken is attributable to the fact that America's ethnic minorities are getting a better deal than he is. There's a ghastly inevitability to what follows as he joins a group of white supremacists who are funding a survivalist community largely through criminal activities. Eventually it's more than even he can bear, so he betrays the group to the FBI. Along the way, there are a few extraordinary scenes, such as when the group cleans out the cash register of a porno video store, leaving the proprietor unharmed but demanding that he remove from his shelves any material depicting interracial sex. This low-key but compelling production gives an insight into how such a strange and very ugly culture can arise out of ignorance and blunted perception. The disc also includes a trailer and a Synergy showcase. --Roger Thomas
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