{"id":53600,"date":"2024-06-21T11:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T09:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2060038"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T10:56:17","slug":"trigger-warning-ending-explained-how-did-parkers-father-die","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/trigger-warning-ending-explained-how-did-parkers-father-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger Warning ending explained: How did Parker\u2019s father die?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jessica Alba leads the new thriller on Netflix. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 21 June 2024 at 09:40 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a long while since Jessica Alba last led the cast for a new film, but in Netflix<\/a> thriller Trigger Warning she does just that \u2013 playing a skilled Special Forces commando who returns to her home town following the suspicious death of her father.<\/p>\n

Directed by Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya and inspired by both John Wick<\/a> and Rambo: First Blood, the film follows Alba\u2019s character Parker as she finds herself locked in a violent battle with a gang of criminals who are running rampant in the town.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, these criminals are related to a shady politician \u2013 played by relish with Anthony Michael Hall \u2013 who she suspects might have something to do with her dad\u2019s sudden death.<\/p>\n

As the film plays out, more revelations about the town come to light and Parker\u2019s quest for revenge becomes increasingly violent \u2013 leading up to a few epic showdowns in the final act.<\/p>\n

Watched the film and need those events recapped and spelled out? Read on to have the Trigger Warning ending explained.<\/p>\n

Warning: full spoilers for Trigger Warning ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trigger Warning ending explained: How did Parker\u2019s father die?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
It doesn\u2019t take long after Parker\u2019s arrival back in her home town of Creation for her to realise that it is now run by a gang of lawless thugs headed up by Elvis (Jake Weary), the son of powerful politician Ezekiel Swann (Anthony Michael Hall).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Elvis\u2019s brother and Parker\u2019s former boyfriend Jesse (Mark Webber) is now the town sheriff, and although she initially doesn\u2019t want to believe that he is involved in all the criminal activity, it quickly becomes clear that he is also in the pocket of his father.<\/p>\n
As Parker continues to investigate the death of her father in a mine system where he had set up his own literal \u201cman cave\u201d, the town\u2019s many criminals become increasingly desperate to stop her from snooping and resort to increasingly violent means in an effort to prevent her from making any progress.<\/p>\n
In a conversation between Jesse and Elvis, we learn that the latter had been storing weapons in the cave system and selling them to a man on the domestic terrorist list.<\/p>\n
We later find out that Parker\u2019s father had become aware of this, which is why he had been killed off<\/strong>. It also becomes clear that they are running behind on providing the weapons to the buyer, which has put the whole Swann family in danger.<\/p>
Anyway, more determined than ever to get her revenge, Parker gets herself a gun and various other weapons \u2013 including a machete \u2013 and sets off after Elvis and co. She breaks her way into their home and finds herself face to face with Ezekiel, asking him: \u201cWhat really happened to my pops?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ezekiel unconvincingly tells her he had nothing to do with the death, but she is not to be dissuaded that easily and takes out her machete, saying: \u201cNow tell me the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
What happens next happens off camera, but it is heavily implied she kills him, euphemistically telling her ally Mike that she \u201cmade him talk\u201d and extracting a confession that her father had been shot in the back after finding out what the cave system was being used for<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Parker has not finished with her revenge mission just yet, and her Special Forces colleague Spider (Tone Bell) has now shown up in town after becoming concerned about her safety. A major fight between the Swann family and the terrorists they had been selling to breaks out, with Parker sneaking up and watching them argue.<\/p>\n
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