伊森(汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰)曾是任职于特殊部门的秘密特工,自从一位名叫茱莉亚(米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan 饰)的美丽女子出现在他的生命里后,伊森决定金盆洗手,卸甲归田。遗憾的是,好景不长,幸福的生活还没过多久,伊森便接到了徒弟林德赛(凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri Russell 饰)被死对头戴维恩(菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰)掳走的消息。戴维恩冷酷又凶残,林德赛落入他的手中可谓是凶多吉少。
为了解救林德赛,伊森重操旧业,他组织了一支精干的特工小组,向着目标人物发起了进攻。让伊森没有想到的是,戴维恩的真正目标并不是林德赛,而是茱莉亚,当爱妻落入敌手之时,伊森会做出怎样的反击?
“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.