单亲孩子菲利普·佩里(T·J·劳瑟 T.J. Lowther 饰)的母亲对他管教甚严,8岁的小菲利普甚至从未参加过一次鬼节讨糖果的游戏。附近州监狱的两名罪犯越狱成功,劫持了菲利普作为人质,向德州边界逃窜。途中,罪犯之一的布奇(凯文·科斯特纳 Kevin Costner 饰)干掉了鲁莽愚蠢的同伙,却对小菲利普照顾有加。与此同时,德州警探瑞德(克林特·伊斯特伍德 Clint Eastwood 饰)带着手下和州长特派的犯罪专家萨利(劳拉·邓恩 Laura Dern 饰)一同火速追捕布奇。双方在德克萨斯州境内展开了一场公路赛大竞技;而小菲利普也经历了很多从未想过过的刺激与快乐,并与布奇产生了一种近似父子的不寻常感情……
“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.