海湾战争后，美国于1992年在伊拉克的南方守望行动中遭遇胡巴尔群楼爆炸攻击，美军将嫌疑组织首领绑架至美秘密调查。FBI探员安东尼?哈勃德（丹泽尔?华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）及阿拉伯语搭档弗兰克（托尼?夏尔赫布 Tony Shalhoub 饰）负责调查纽约巴士自杀炸弹恐怖袭击过程中收到神秘讯息“放人”。CIA特工伊莉斯（安妮特?贝宁 Annette Bening 饰）坚称为恐怖分子办理学生签证入美的阿拉伯人萨米尔（塞米?鲍亚吉拉 Sami Bouajila）是自己重要线人，却不肯透露其他信息。随着恐怖袭击的升级，将军威廉姆?得弗罗（布鲁斯?威利斯 Bruce Willis 饰）奉总统之名进驻纽约对布鲁克林区实施军管，将所有青壮年阿拉伯人收监待审。军方对人权与民主的践踏激起纽约市民的强烈反感，示威游行与下一波恐怖活动的威胁让所有人进退两难……
Two cases and two timelines intertwine in this psychological thriller. Juan Carlos Medina reinvigorates the tropes of classic police films with atmospheric cinematography and breathtaking scenes of high-voltage tension.
Plot follows Kris Chaney who, after being released from prison, embarks on a perilous mission to fulfill an old promise but finds himself in danger when he kidnaps Elisa, the daughter of a powerful gangster. Her father, Vincent, puts out a call to the entire criminal underworld to bring her back alive. El Corvo, a psychopathic killer, joins the hunt not for the money but for hi...
