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.

传奇狙击手托马斯·贝克特之子、美国海军陆战队布兰登·贝克特中士受命与战友们从阿富汗前往非洲刚果，对那里的政府军进行培训以使其能够反击叛军。上峰为了撤出滞留刚果边境的白人植物园主，派遣贝克特等人深入叛军盘踞的边境，贝克特一行在见到植物园主后遭遇叛军狙击手袭击，战友全部阵亡，贝克特被猎人马丁救出，侥幸逃生。贝克特携植物园主女儿凯莉返回营地，岂料半路昏厥……当他醒来时，父亲的好友米勒（比利·赞恩 Billy Zane 饰）要对他进行狙击训练，使他拥有复仇的能力，然而陆战队出身的贝克特不齿狙击手的“猥琐”，拒绝训练，但这是他唯一的复仇机会，况且他身上流淌着狙击手的血液……