In the town of Fernsella in rural Virginia, a long established and deeply entrenched secret society called The Brigade operates with impunity snd vengeance against anyone who commits what they perceive to be an injustice against them. John Daehler, a seventeen year old boy in rural Fernsella, is a member of The Brigade and has committed the worst of crimes in its name. However, John’s feelings of regret and guilt lead him to turn against his friends and the entire Brigade and its atrocities. John betrays the people he has previously called friends and brothers and plays a central part in the Brigade’s downfall. The Brigade is set almost entirely in a small rural town in Virginia and in the surrounding farmlands. It follows the series of events that lead to the demise of the Brigade. The story revolves primarily around John Daehler, as he grows increasingly remorseful about The Brigade and a group of his ‘friends’. The film is based on the short story, ‘Confessions of a Reformed Ribbonman’, written by William Carleton in the nineteenth century. The original story of a massacre by members of a secret society in Ireland is thought to be based on true events. This script is registered with the Writers Guild of America, West

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