沃特.密提(本·斯蒂勒 Ben Stiller 饰)是一名在《生活》杂志工作了16年的胶片洗印经理,他性格内向,甚至无法跟心仪的同事谢莉尔(克里斯汀·韦格 Kristen Wiig 饰)开口搭讪,面对生活他像个旁观者,时常“放空”做白日英雄梦。直到有一天公司被并购,杂志需要做最后一期的封面,而封面成功与否的关键是找到狂野摄影师尚恩(西恩·潘 Sean Penn)的一卷胶片,沃特终于开口搭讪谢莉尔,并在她和母亲(雪莉·麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰)的鼓励下踏上真正的冒险之旅,冰原、大海、喜马拉雅山……沃特的白日梦远不及现实壮丽。
“Lobo Feroz is a loose, revitalised adaptation of Big Bad Wolves. There were many changes that we made when you compare it to the original, given that we added new characters, plot strands and locations, and we introduced and fleshed out new themes teetering between dark comedy and police thriller. The film questions one’s principles, human behaviour and how ambiguous it can be,” the director explained to Cineuropa. “I’m very happy to be able to work with a dream Spanish cast, where everyone demonstrates their enormous talent and commitment in every scene and through every single detail.”
The screenplay for the movie – written by Juan Manuel Foode Roma and Eva María Alonso Moreno – follows a police officer on the fringes of the law and a woman seeking revenge. Their paths cross, as they are obsessed with discovering the identity of the murderer behind a string of brutal crimes involving various girls. They are both willing to do whatever it takes to secure a confession, even though they will have to take the law into their own hands in order to do so. At the same time, a model detective will do his utmost to avoid irreparable errors being made and to ensure that this desperate search for the truth does not transform into the fiercest of wolves.