The story begins when Macbeth (Sam
Worthington), a loyal henchman, is rewarded with gifts from
his crime boss Duncan (Gary Sweet) for serving him
faithfully and performing bravely in a vicious gangland
rip-off.
But these gifts are nothing compared to what Duncan lavishes
on his son Malcolm (Matt Doran). Macbeth wonders why he
bothers to stick his neck out when Malcolm does nothing at
all.
Macbeth is then visited by some extraordinary young witches,
dabblers in the occult arts, who indicate that he shall be
the new crime ‘king’. Banquo (Steve Bastoni) won’t be of the
same standing, but he will father a ‘king’.
Macbeth is intrigued, but when Lady Macbeth (Victoria Hill)
drops the hint that they might kill Duncan and take over the
gang for themselves, he realises he may simply be fulfilling
his destiny.
Duncan is killed in Macbeth’s own home, with Lady Macbeth
providing the drugs to silence the bodyguards and Macbeth,
reluctantly, carrying out the murder.
Suspicion for the murder falls on Malcolm and he has to
leave town. Macbeth seizes power and becomes ruler of the
gang. But still, he knows there may be rivals. The madness
that drove Macbeth to kill Duncan now compels him to dispose
of Banquo, followed by Macduff (Lachy Hume), or at least his
young family, when Macduff is not to be found.
Some of the gang members begin to have their doubts about
Macbeth’s regime. Macbeth’s wife is particularly affected by
the brutal killing of Macduff’s family; after all, she’s
lost a child of her own. Perhaps she isn’t as ruthless as
she thought; perhaps Macbeth is more ruthless than he
thought?
Meanwhile, Malcolm returns and joins forces with Macduff and
war is waged.
While Macbeth waits for the blow to come, his wife commits
suicide, leaving him and the rump of his men to take on his
enemies who storm his country house, using all the power
they can procure, including a corrupt police force. Macbeth
fights like a man possessed, becoming bolder as the
situation worsens. He is a mighty warrior. But will it be
enough?
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