本片基于令人难以置信的真实事件改编，联邦探员蒂姆·巴拉德（吉姆·卡维泽 Jim Caviezel 饰）在把一个小男孩从残忍的儿童拐卖犯罪中解救出来之后，得知男孩的姐姐同样被拐，他决定冒险前去营救，但政府无法派兵到他国领土救援。时间紧迫，蒂姆辞去工作，深入哥伦比亚丛林以身犯险，誓要把女孩从生不如死的命运中解救出来。
The story is said to follow a pair of loner college undergrads, Jack and Montgomery, who order a take-out pie, but accidentally take a homemade drug that turns a two-floor journey downstairs into a “mind-bendingly transformative quest.”
On the verge of losing everything, veteran sprinter Gu Young is getting one last opportunity at redemption, including a chance to re-kindle the love of his life.
