查尔斯•布朗森(汤姆•哈迪 Tom Hardy 饰)出身于上层社会家庭,从小就具有不可自抑的暴力倾向,布朗森没能像其他人一样完成学业和工作,在1974年结婚后,布朗森因为携枪抢劫邮局而被判入狱七年,至此,布朗森抛弃了自己的本名迈克尔,成为了臭名昭著的英国监狱恶徒。富有表现欲望的布朗森用暴力作为自己成名的途径,在狱中不屈服于任何管教,同时也得到了犯人们的钦佩和媒体的关注,布朗森自诩为“英国最残暴的犯人”,他的监狱生涯就是不断的单人禁闭、不断的更换监狱……布朗森出狱后投身地下拳击界,但不久又再次入狱,监狱暴徒布朗森的故事还在继续…… 本片根据真实故事改编。
Theo Abrams is an ex-Cape Town fireman suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Unable to return to work due to the psychological trauma sustained during a failed rescue mission, an increasingly frustrated and volatile Theo's world is rocked when one morning, he wakes up next to his wife's murdered corpse with no recollection of what transpired and all evidence suggesting that he's killed her. When the police label him as the prime suspect, Theo goes on the run, and is soon being hunted by Deputy Chief of Police, Alan Shard, a notoriously ruthless soldier of the law, who is hell-bent on catching Theo as one last act of service before he officially retires. However, when an unknown third party is thrown into the mix, Theo discovers an alarming connection between the sinister forces hunting him in an attempt to silence him permanently for a reason he can't comprehend; and a recent investigation his wife was conducting into a global armament contractor. When connecting the dots becomes a matter of life and death, Theo becomes embroiled in a desperate fight for survival and must figure out who really murdered his wife before a terrifying conspiracy changes the course of a nation forever.
The Story is about a power battle which is taking place in the higher echelons of power unrelated and unconnected episodes occurring in different parts of the globe, Intertwine in an unforeseen manner to a revelation of mind games. The story delves the audience into the game of a brilliant master mind to reveal the true nature of all that are involved. It challenges the perceptions of who is the hunter and who is the hunted. It blends in a thrilling story with commercial elements of story telling to deliver a high octane action entertainer appealing to all segments of the audience.