Citizen Vigilante

Citizen Vigilante is a 2026 Croatian-German action film about a man who takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals, with his vigilante crusade making him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief. Written and directed by Uwe Boll. He Comes to America. Taglines Opening title card All behavior can be traced back to instincts. When justice is denied, instincts turn to vengeance. Sanders [in a videotaped manifesto] There's been a lot said about me, so I thought yo should hear directly from me. Everything that I do, I do for you. I can't watch you exist in a state of sleep paralysis anymore. The truth is this: You are all being used. You are all nothing but playthings. Every soldier who's gone off to war thinking that their death was for an idea, or that their sacrifice was important for society, has been played. Clinton. Biden. Trump. You never see them on the frontline of any battle. Why? Because they'd never risk their lives. They have you. They have tricked you into thinking that you are dying for your country, but your country doesn't do anything for you either. You walk down the street, and you get stabbed, or robbed, killed, and what does your country do? Nothing. And what do you do? Nothing. The universe demands balance. Yin must match yang. 'Cause if you do nothing. I have to do something. Just to be very clear, I don't live here. I'm here... sure, uh, taking care of family assets that happen here, but I don't have residency here. If the DNA that you’re talking about at the bar is my DNA, two things: one, I would... I would love for you guys to explain to my lawyer how you managed to obtain the DNA of a foreign national. Being an American citizen, I’m just unclear how you would’ve gotten my DNA in the first place, but I’m sure that’s something you can clear up with my lawyers. But also, as I’ve said, this is a bar that I frequent, and it is a unit that I own. So, we are a very hands-on landlord and management company, and whenever a tenant moves out, quite often, we will go through the unit to inspect for damage, to make sure that, if we can, we can give them as much of their security deposit back as possible. What if everything they ever taught you was utter nonsense? What if that’s what Nietzsche meant when he said it’s cold and lonely at the top of the mountain of wisdom? A place free from imposed morals or false religions or politics. A place free from manmade tools of oppression only meant to control you. Look. If you want the cold, hard truth, I’ll give it to you. We can change history. The state, the court, police. See, you think that they’ve failed you, but they haven’t, because they were never meant to give you justice. No. They only exist to control you. See, but I’m here to help you take that control back. [concerning the collection of DNA sample against his consent] Unfortunately, it seems like a coincidence, I do go to that bar quite often. It’s one of my favorite bars. Could I have been at the bar and moved a glass from a stool where I wanted to sit? Potentially. It’s definitely a possibility. Well, my father and I were estranged, I guess you could say. Um, I didn’t really have much of a relationship with him growing up. Uh, my mother passed when I was young. And I think the emotional weight of my mother’s passing, as well as the weight of trying to grow his company meant that he had other priorities, which is something I’ve come to terms with. And now that I’m running things around here, I can really understand. So, it’s not like I hold it against him anymore. I was still in active duty in the United States Army. And we got a call in the office that I was working in letting me know that my father had passed. I found myself on my way here for the first time… couple days later for his funeral. [to bullied boy] Get your phone. Call your parents. Just tell them you want to press charges on each one of these pieces of shit. I’ll give you their names. [to bully boys] Hello, boys. You remember me? If I ever see you put your hands on anyone else ever again, I will visit you, and you will not be walking away from it. You understand? And you. You remember when I told you on the bus that it was your lucky day? Maybe now you understand why. [stomps on their wrists] Hope you're not feeling too nauseous, Judge, that shot I gave you is gonna be very suspicious when that turns up in your blood, isn't it? Let's hope they don't run a toxicology report on your body. Who knows? Maybe you have a bit of a tolerance for heroin, you seem to like heroin dealers anyway. How many of them have you let back onto the street? The laws are meant to protect the victims, right? Not the perpetrators, maybe that's when you lost your north star, when you started using the laws to help people hurt people. You know it's not just the perpetrators who cause collateral damage, Judge. It's people like you letting people get away with rape and murder, *excusing* their behavior, letting people get away with rape and murder. Six boys raped a 14-year-old girl, I saw your interview in front of the courthouse, say that these boys just had an adjustment issue, that they didn't know how to fit into society. But what you don't understand is this society that you think they don't fit into is falling apart, and dying, and you are the cancer that is killing it. And you know, Judge, it's people like you who are letting them get away with it, excusing their behavior. How do you think that makes the families feel? I'm here to help you take that control back, I'm here to show you that you are no longer the victims. I'm here to show you that it's time to go out and show these fuckers they aren't getting away with it anymore. Remember, I do this for you, until you learn to do it for yourself. This is an unfriendly takeover by the Islamist extremists and the blindsided woke left. And if this takeover is successful, it'll destroy the democracy you say you love. All the freedom, everything you enjoy and stand for. World News newscaster It's possible that this not just a single individual. However, what remains clear is that our current system is failing to protect our citizens. This raises critical questions. If the risks associated with migration outweigh the benefits, and if migrants are contributing more to societal cost than economic gains, then it may be time to reevaluate our migration policies. It appears the Vigilante Citizen has struck again. This raises pressing questions: What possesses the greater threat to society, the criminals committing these heinous acts or the vigilante who is eliminating them? According to Europe's criminal statistics, over 105,000 violent crimes were attributed to migrants last year, including 980 murders and over 18,000 reported cases of sexual assault, involving immigrants from Africa. What does this mean for our legal system? Is this vigilante only stepping in because our system has failed to ensure safety and justice for the public? Stay safe out there and thank you for watching World News. Dialogue World News newscaster: But in a twist that has captured the imagination of the public, hope doesn't rest in the hands of government officials or law enforcement. Instead, it lies with an enigmatic figure, the vigilante citizen who's delivering a brand of justice that some believe the authorities have failed to provide, targeting both criminals and those in power accused of allowing crime to flourish unchecked. We took to the streets to hear what people think about the shadowy figure. Here's what they had to say. Street woman interviewee 1: He's a real hero. You know, we work, we pay taxes, and for what? To help all of Africa? You see, they come here and we pay for them, and in return, we get robbed. And, as a woman, you cannot go out after 9 p.m. anymore. No, it's too risky. Street Man interviewee: I love that guy. He goes out there, he goes against all those criminals. They laugh about the police but not about him. Street woman interviewee 2: Uh, I wanna marry him. I mean, he's a real knight and he helps the helpless. World News newscaster: The individual continues his vigilante form of justice, claiming the police and judicial systems are failing to protect the public. Last week, the leader of a prominent Middle Eastern crime syndicate, along with his associate, were discoverd dead in a dumpster. Tik Tok man: That guy out there? Wow. Tik Tok woman: Have you heard of this vigilante crime-fighter guy over in Europe? He's, like, the real deal. This man is taking out the trash. I think we need somebody over here in the State like that. What do you guys think? Comment down below, let me know. Mafia thug 1: Listen. You two don't say anything when we are in. I do the talking shit and you just look angry, and that's it. And if that motherfucker's not paying up today, you will burn his fucking store down, understand? Mafia thug 2: Yeah. Mafia thug 3: Yes, boss. Mafia thug 1: Go. Mafia thug 1: What happened to the lights? [Sander's opens fire] Oh, shitǃ [they all perish by Sander's gunfire] Tik Tok man: Look. This guy is greatness, ok? We need more guys like this in Canada. We need 'emǃ [gestures to self] I love himǃ Is that weird? World News newscaster: In an effort to address these escalating incidents. We obtained an official statement from Interpol Regional Chief Henry, who is leading the initiative to apprehend this vigilante. [choice words] Am I reading this one? Studio crew: Yeah, read it allǃ Paramilitary soldier: [en route] Uh, we've calculated we might need another vehicle. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: I am here to support local and federal law enforcement. The investigation is leading to the possibility of, uh, international terror cell that is against democracy. And is not impossible that this terror group is, uh, a movement supported by Russian and/or Chinese government institutions that, uh, are not only active online, but already active on the ground, fighting our countries in the EU and the USA. There are indications leading in this direction. Bus driver: [to two boys and a girl getting on] Guys. Guys, you don't not pay your ticketǃ It's 1.50 per person. Boy: Fuck off, and driveǃ Bus driver: It's 1.50 per person. Boy: Didn't I tell you to sit down and drive the fucking bus?ǃ Bus driver: 1.50 per person, please. Sanders: [approaches] Gentlemen. Everyone this bus has somewhere they have to be, and for some of us, it's urgent, so, please resolve your issues and go drive the bus. Bus driver: Which I understand. It's just the thing that [gestures to self] I WILL NOT continue driving the bus without everyone having tickets on it. [Sanders and boy glance at each other] Sanders: Fine[hands over bus fare to driver] Bus driver:One-fifty times three, four-fifty, there you go. Let me get you your change. Sanders: Keep the change. Bus driver: Thank you very much. Enjoy. Boy: What a fuckin' loser. Girl: [Sanders hands change to boy and girl] Thank you. Sanders: [bumps boy to window seat and sits next to him] Who we are and what we do has ramifications in our lives, and in the lives of everyone around us, hm? You don't understand? All right. Pay attention, let me explain this to you. If you get onto a bus and you don't pay your ticket, if you go to the movie theater, if you grab a banana at a grocery store and you don't pay, eventually, the cost of everything will go up. If ten percent doesn't pay, the cost will go up ten percent to cover the loss, and that's not fair. You might not understand this, but think about it. I'm sure you'll come to the right decision. [boy reaches for switchblade, Sanders grabs boy's hand and pokes his side with handgun] You're gonna look back at this moment and realize that it is the luckiest you have ever been. Believe me. [Gets up and sits at the back] Girl: [throws ticket stubs on floor] Thanks for the tickets, sir. Sanders: [visiting Elsa's hospital room] What do you want? Elsa: Who are you? Sanders: I'm just here to help. What do you want to happen? Elsa: What do you mean? Sanders: The men who did this to you. What do you want to happen to them? Elsa: I want them to go to jail for the rest of their lives. Sanders: Hm. They might. Of course, we don't know till the end of the trial, and that could take years. And, of course, you'll have to participate in that trial, telling the story of what those men did to you over and over, in a room full people who are going to call you a liar, and try to poke holes in every detail of your story. And well aslo have to get lucky with a judgment. You never know how those things are gonna turn out. And then, during that long and expensive trial, we have to hope and pray that the men who did this to you don't do the same exact thing to somebody else. [Elsa exclaims] Is that the justice that you want? Elsa: Noǃ Sanders: Do you want justiceǃ Elsa: Yesǃ [sobs]Sanders: Goodbye, Elsa. [leaves]Brothel prostitute: [Sanders stops lovemaking fixated on peeling paint] What it is? Sanders: Go. [she gets and he gets up and touches peeling paint then observes] It’s mold. When you let clients shower in the bathroom after you’re done, you open the window? Brothel prostitute: No. Sanders: Why? If you let them shower and it gets hot, the steam builds up. Then you get mold in the room. Brothel prostitute: But why you care? Sanders: Because I own the building. Brothel prostitute: You own the building? Sanders: Mm. Brothel prostitute: Wow. Really? Sanders: What, you think your pimps own the building? Brothel prostitute: I-I don’t know. So, I shouldn’t have took your money? Sanders: I mean, of course, you did your job. You started, anyway. Now, we finish. [resumes lovemaking] Tell the managers about the mold. Tell them if they don’t take care of it, I’ll be back. Brothel prostitute: Yes, I will. So, I get 30 more bucks? Sanders: You do. Club hostess: I saw you on TV. You’re that guy from Interpol. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: TV, yes. Uh, tonight, I’m just a man having a drink. Can’t work all the time. Cin cin. Club hostess: Nobody really wants you to catch this vigilante, you know? Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Maybe you’re right. But, uh, we have the law for a reason. And, uh, people that are innocent, they can go home. People that are guilty must pay the price. You know, we cannot have vigilantes running around doing their own thing, you know? That’s why I’m here. We don’t want society to collapse. Club hostess: Who cares? [leaves]Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Who cares? Yes, who cares? Sanders: Hey, you guys with the two pretty girls that just went to the bathroom? Man 1: Yeah, what’s up? Sanders: Someone’s giving them a hard time over there. You might wanna go step in. Man 1: Yo, you serious? Man 2: He’s fucking joking. Sanders: Would be a weird joke. Man 2: What... [gets up] Okay. But if you’re fucking with us, I’m gonna come back and smash up your fucking face, dude. Sanders: Okay. Man 2: [returning to table] Yeah. It’s funny, right? Man 1: It’s show time, baby. Hey, dude, we had this crazy dude coming up talking some bullshit or something. Woman 1: Yeah, I’m not– I’m not buying that. Woman 1: It’s a female bathroom, what kind of guys? Woman 2: Well, I- I don’t know. Couldn’t be any guy– Woman 1: Female bathroom, like– Man 2: Guys, guys, please. You know what? You know what we need? [points to shot glasses] This. Raise this, immediately. Woman 1: Okay. Woman 2: To new friends and bad decisions. Woman 1: That’s good. Man 2: Gonads up! You’re gonna have some beautiful sausages, guys. Here we go, right? ... Sanders: I think it’s time for you girls to go. Woman 1: Why? Woman 2: What do you mean? Sanders: These two guys, when you were in the bathroom, they put something in your drink. Woman 1: Are you serious? Woman 2: What are you talking about? Sanders: I switched them. That’s what’s going on. They drank ’em. Hence... [slaps man's shoulders] ...sleepy-time. So, no matter what you do, you don’t have to go home, but I wouldn’t stay with them. Have a good night. Woman 1: Ugh, fuck. Woman 2: Let’s just go. Woman 1: Fucking bullshit. SWAT Leader Pierre: [to Sanders in a metallic shooting box] Come outǃ Surrenderǃ Sanders: I understand that you're here to do your job. I have no interest in killing all of you, but if you try to stop me from doing my job, I will be forced to kill you all. This is your last warning to leave. SWAT Leader Pierre: Fireǃ [SWAT team opens fire and Sanders kills them all] Owen: [steps out of office to staff] What’s the matter? [notices and walks over] Mr. Sanders. [shakes hands] We had no idea you were dropping by today. Sanders: Well, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise inspection if you did, would it? Owen: Well, we do have the half-year figures for you, so... Sanders: Good. Owen: Please, follow me to my– to your office. Uh, hope you don’t mind me using your office while you’re gone. Gonna need some privacy for delicate calls with tenants who are behind on their rent. Sanders: How many are behind on the rent? Owen: Oh, we’re always under 10%. So, on average, 90% of the rent comes in each month. Sanders: Are there fluctuations, or is it the same 10% each month? If so, I want them evicted. Owen: Well, the procedure is after three months of unpaid rent, we send a final notice to pay within four weeks. :Sanders: And if that payment doesn’t come through, we get a court order. And that will allow us to evict them within seven months total. Sanders: So, if somebody doesn’t want to pay, they get to live for free for seven months. Owen: If you want to see it that way, then you’re right. Sanders: Is there another way to look at it? We have 3,500 units in this city, Owen. That brings us in 50,400,000 Euro annually. 10% of that is 5,040,000 Euros that people are stealing from me. That’s unacceptable. Evict them immediately. Owen: Well, the problem is the courts won’t order an eviction anytime sooner than that. Sanders: May be true. So, you’ll start pressuring them after four weeks of nonpayment. If that doesn’t work, you give me their addresses and my people will sort it out. Owen: Okay, um... we can try that. Sanders: No. We do that. How’s the Grand Allee project coming along? Owen: Um, technical acceptance is scheduled for the end of the week. So, all tenants can move back in on Monday. Sanders: What a shitshow that was. We’re never using that contractor again. Owen: No. Sanders: Also, Owen, the plumbing in my villa’s not finished yet. Have them get on that. Owen: Sure. Sanders: Also, went by the Ljubljana project. I took some pictures. [gets up, hands over phone and walks to bookcase] Look at this. Owen: [observing images] Oh. That’s bad. Uh, I mean, the gauge will be an easy fix, but the facade– Sanders: No. No, we don’t do a project that big on that building. Just make sure it’s not gonna collapse. Owen: Certainly. Huh, well, we sure miss having your father around here. Sanders: Hm. Never went hunting with my dad. Owen: No? Hm, that’s surprising. Sanders: Is it? My mother died when I was young and he just shipped me off to boarding school. I saw him two times a year. I don’t know anything about him. Didn’t even know he had cancer. Owen: I’m sorry to hear that. [Sanders picks up framed military school diploma] Oh, he always was very proud of your career in the military, though. Sanders: [picks up framed photo and walks to desk] Sort out that 10%, Owen. Owen: Understood. Uh, there is one more issue to address. Uh, recently, the tax authorities investigated deeper into the ownership of your holding companies, and that raised a few questions. I mean, since you’re not a registered citizen here, nor did you enter the country legally, uh, we might run in a few problems. We own a lot of social housing units, and, uh, the government wants to seize empty units for housing migrants. Owen: No. We can rent them to them at full cost. What do we always say, Owen? Sanders: No empty units. Owen: No empty units. They want to know who owns those companies. And if we fail to provide that information, they will seize all the units on the Kazin block, without payment or revenue. Sanders: Well, I’m sure our lawyers will have something to say about that. Owen: Certainly. But there is only so much they can do. I urge you to reconsider and provide the information they requested. Leave. After all, they will probably roll out the red carpet for you and even grant you citizenship without asking any question. Sanders: Oh, I’m an American, Owen. I’m just here on an extended vacation. Sort the 10%. Owen: Yes, sir. [hands over folder] Oh, uh, and here are the half-year figures for you. Sanders: I’ve seen ’em. [leaves] It smells like a nursing home in here. Let’s get some fresh blood. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: [walking into room of SWAT victims by Sanders] Oh. What a fucking mess. SWAT Leader Pierre: He’s playing with us. There’s nobody in that box anymore. Check the perimeter. Check their pulse. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Fuck! SWAT Leader Pierre: This shit has to stop. It’s gonna stop. Sanders: [greeting Elsa's father at residence] Good afternoon. Elsa's father: Yes? What do you want? Who are you? Another one of those reporters? Sanders: Do I look like a reporter to you? No, I just have one question. Were you satisfied with the result that was reached in court? And was your daughter? Elsa's father: Why do you ask this? How can you ask this? How do you know where we live? Sanders: So, you found no justice in court, right? Elsa's father: I don’t have to answer your questions, man. This is bullshit. Go away. Elsa's sister: No. There was no justice. Sanders: Have a good afternoon. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Hello, Elsa. I’m with Interpol. And we are very sorry with what happened to you. Please believe me. We will use all of our resources to find whoever did this to you, and put them in jail for a long time. But you told me that you have them, that you know where they are. Elsa, I have not been here before. This is the first time we’re talking. Y-You were in a coma for three weeks. You maybe, you mistaken me with somebody else. Elsa: Yes. Maybe it was your colleague that... He was very friendly. He asked me if I want justice. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: My colleague? Was he wearing a uniform? Did he give you a name? What did he look like? What did he look like? Elsa: He was small. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Caucasian? Elsa: No. More Middle-Eastern looking. Uh, black hair. Beard. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: Elsa, would it be okay if I get our sketch-artist to come so you can give a description? Then it would be a great help. You rest, okay? Elsa: Mm. Interpol Regional Chief Henry: I will come back. [leaves] Sanders: So I guess you're wondering why I'm here. Ibrahim: You're here because of my son, because of the court. The court has freed him. And this is the court from your country. Sanders: Of course, because your son and his friends had to rape that 14-year-old girl. They were so traumatized by their childhood that they couldn't keep their dicks in their pants. Ibrahim: He's young. He don't know nothing. Sanders: Is that why you did it, Yusuf? Yusuf: I'm sorry, I'm sorry we did that. We thought she wanted it. Sanders: You thought that she WANTED you to grab her and pull her into a bush in a quiet part of the park, and she wanted you to put your hand over her mouth while your seven friends took turns raping her. She had to crawl out of those bushes on her hands and knees, and now she lives every single day afraid of what you and your friends might do, since you were acquitted. That's very good work by your attorney by the way, painting them as the victim. What was it, traumatic integration? Yusuf: We will be getting mental help now and support. We will be better in the future, I promise that. Sanders: That's the right answer. The only problem is... [aims gun at Yusuf's sister] ...on your social media since the event, I have not seen any regret or empathy. In fact I think you said that she deserved to be raped. Dehlia: What I mean is they dress wrong, and just make boys horny with their miniskirts. They show their legs and breasts! Sanders: You wrote that she deserved it. Dehlia: I will delete it. Sanders: [to Yusuf's father] Are these the values you're teaching your children? Ibrahim: I teach him the values from Quran and these values from our family. Sanders: Well if these are your values, that women in America and Europe deserve to be raped because of a dress code, why did you come here? Ibrahim: You know that we have several war in our country, and we have a dangerous life. That's why we are here, and I think you know that. Sanders: Do you know what I think? Ibrahim: What? Sanders: I don't think it was the good ones that got out of your country, I think it was the bad ones, and I think you brought with you your archaic value system and your commitment to religion over democracy, and over anything else, including the rule of law. Taglines A film by Uwe Boll. Cast Armie Hammer - Sanders Costas Mandylor - Interpol Regional Chief Henry]] - Désirée Giorgetti - Elsa Steffen Mennekes - Owen Neb Chupin - SWAT Leader Pierre Mukit Abdul Hamid - Yusuf Fares Mongi - Ibrahim Hila Harush - Dehlia Helen Al Janabi - Sarna Dora Dimic Rakar - Raped Girl Tvrtko Juric - Raped Girl's Father Roni Lepej - Judge Reinhold External links Citizen Vigilante 35309713 Citizen Vigilante citizen_vigilante Citizen Vigilante Category:2026 Croatian films Category:2026 German films Category:Films directed by Uwe Boll Category:Action thriller films Category:Vigilante films