老富翁爱德华?科尔(杰克?尼克尔森 Jack Nicholson 饰)近年来在公立医院的私有化改造事业中获利颇丰,他为节省成本,规定病房“一房两床”的做法颇受非议,但性格强势的科尔不以为意,岂料他不久被检查出罹患癌症,本欲入住单人病房的科尔在舆论压力下只得与另一位病人——老卡特(摩根?弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰)同处一室。汽车修理技师老卡特博闻强识,将三个子女培养成才,但代价是牺牲了年轻时要做历史教授的梦想。曾经结婚多次如今却孤身一人的科尔逐渐对卡特产生了兴趣,两位老人在病房中结下了友谊。科尔偶然发现了卡特的“遗愿清单”,他决定运用自己的力量,让那些纸面上的疯狂构想一一实现,去发现人生的真正意义……
“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.