Ferry Bouman tries as a novice xtc-producer to get a foothold in the Brabant underworld. With John, brother-in-law Lars, Remco, and Dennis, he fights the immovable drug lord Arie Tack and a notorious motorcycle club to win his place at the top. But only when his lover Danielle learns the dark side of Ferry and his business it becomes clear what price he has to pay to become the greatest.

影片改编自查克·迪克逊所著同名系列小说，主人公莱文·凯德（杰森·斯坦森 Jason Statham 饰）是黑色行动界的传奇人物，他放弃职业从事建筑工作，想过简单的生活，做女儿的好父亲，而当他老板的十几岁女儿珍妮突然消失后，莱文被召回要求重操旧业。在追踪过程中，莱文卷入到 一个邪恶的犯罪阴谋的中心，产生了连锁反应，将威胁到他的新生活方式。