Hobby Farm is a thrilling and suspenseful movie directed by Brad Diebert and starring Jack Diebert, Chris Arden, Brad Diebert, and Paul J. Murphy. The movie delves into the world of animal smuggling, illegal animal trading, and animal experimentation. The story is set in a remote farmhouse in the U.S., where two brothers - Simon and Timothy - live with their cousin, Maurice. Simon is a wildlife photographer, while Timothy and Maurice are engaged in animal trade, tending to exotic and rare animals in their farm for sale to pet stores and collectors.
The movie starts with Simon taking photos of an eagle as it preyed on a rabbit. He then tries to photograph a couple of rare white snakes that his brother Timothy had acquired from an illegal source. Simon knows that possessing such animals is illegal, and despite a warning from his brother, he can't help but attempt to photograph the snakes anyway. That's when he accidentally triggers a trap that Timothy had laid to keep the snakes from escaping. Simon ends up getting bitten by one of them and ends up collapsing, unconscious.
As the brothers deal with Simon's injuries, they receive an unexpected visit from a mysterious, eccentric animal collector, Calvin, who is interested in purchasing the white snakes. When he sees Simon's photos of the eagles, he tells Simon he will pay him a fortune if he can capture one alive. Simon refuses, knowing it is illegal and harmful to the eagle, but the temptation of the money is hard to resist.
Meanwhile, one of the snakes managed to escape the trap and is now on the loose, threatening the lives of everyone in the farmhouse. The situation intensifies further when they discover that the snake is not only wild but venomous too.
Things take a turn for the worst when another visitor arrives - a beautiful scientist, Rebecca, who is on a mission to stop illegal animal trading and smuggling. Simon is intrigued by her and believes she could help him make amends for his involvement with the white snakes, and stop his brothers' illegal animal farming.
Rebecca's arrival sets off a chain of events that exposes the shady dealings of the brothers and their cousin, resulting in a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they all manipulate, deceive and betray each other.
The movie's plot thickens even further when it is revealed that Maurice, the cousin, is not an ordinary farmhand but a sinister animal scientist who appears to be carrying out cruel and unethical experiments on animals in the basement of the farmhouse.
As the tension mounts, the film spirals towards a heart-pounding and nerve-wracking finale, where Simon and Rebecca must risk everything to try and save the animals and bring the criminals to justice.
Hobby Farm is a mesmerizing film that excels in gripping its audience from start to finish. The sets are well-crafted, the characterizations of the actors are top-notch, and the storyline is highly engaging, with twists and turns that keep you guessing till the end. In summary, Hobby Farm is a movie that explores the dark side of humanity's fascination with exotic animals and highlights the importance of the humane treatment of animals in the world.
