Snatch - Ending Explained

The film's climax reveals that Mickey was never under Turkish or Brick Top's control. He 'double-crosses' the match-fixers by winning the fight in the fourth round (after appearing to lose), but this was part of a larger plan. While the fight occurred, his Traveller clan ambushed and executed Brick Top and his men as revenge for Mickey's mother. The diamond plot resolves when Avi accidentally kills Tony and flees to America; the dog, having swallowed the diamond, is taken by Turkish to a vet, where they discover the gem. The film ends with them selling the diamond back to Doug the Head, completing a cycle of chaos where the 'innocents' (Turkish and Tommy) accidentally win the grand prize.

Some critics interpret Snatch as an unreliable narrative, suggested by Turkish's role as a narrator who frequently backtracks and pauses time. In this view, the film is less a literal account of events and more of a tall tale told by a small-time criminal to make his luck seem like destiny. Another popular interpretation is that the dog is the true protagonist; while the humans scramble and kill for the diamond, the dog remains unbothered, eventually 'winning' the prize and delivering it to the only characters (Turkish and Tommy) who showed it any semblance of kindness.