Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone) is in agony, shattered by the bombshell of his wifes (Joanne Whalley) infidelity with a young French waiter. His motley crew of friends (John Hurt, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane) kidnap Loverboy and assemble a kangaroo court so Colin can restore his manhood. Loverboys life is at stake as Colin wrestles with heartbreak, anger, madness, love and self pity.