狱监保罗(汤姆?汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)这天迎来了一位不平凡的杀人犯――约翰?考夫利(迈克?克拉克?邓肯 Michael Clarke Duncan 饰)。约翰因杀了两名幼女被判死刑来到了这座著名的冷山监狱,监狱里有一片称为“绿里”的绿地,绿地那头就是刑场。
约翰不仅不像想象中的凶残,相反,他出奇的温厚、机智。约翰的到来给狱中的各人带来了天翻地覆的变化:为老囚犯特里沃的小老鼠注入了生命的强度,给特里沃最后的人生带来最后的慰籍;神奇的拯救了被病痛折磨的保罗和马琳达;将金保斯从死神手中拉了回来……保罗这些天也从约翰身上看到了人生的真谛。
约翰行刑的那天终于到了。
“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.