詹姆斯（柯林·法瑞尔 Colin Farrell 饰）以优等生的身份顺利通过中情局的初期审查，和其它精英学子一起进入训练基地接受特种训练。中情局派出了最有经验的王牌特工沃特（阿尔·帕西诺 Al Pacino 饰）来训练这群年轻人。在近乎冷血的各式各样的残酷训练当中，表现最佳的詹姆斯却莫名被淘汰出局。在新人中，女学员莱拉（布丽姬·穆娜 Bridget Moynahan 饰）引起了上层的怀疑。被怀疑是个敌对情报组织派来的卧底。于是，在训练中和莱拉关系甚好的詹姆斯被悄悄安排了反卧底工作。詹姆斯开始刻意接近莱拉，打探情况。但随着两个人的相处，他竟对不知道敌友的莱拉情愫。在国家的荣誉与个人的情感面前，詹姆斯那苦恼的心，又要如何去抉择呢？
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...
