鄭家一家人因父親鶴松（音譯）臨終而聚在一起，雖然他們表現上看起來一切順遂，享受著「主流」的生活，但受到過去家庭陰影的影響，他們被難以言喻的焦慮與不安籠罩著。 祖父母在殖民時期靠著親日運動而致富，父親經過韓戰，培養出獨裁獨斷一家之主的形象，而女兒自幼就活在父親暴力的陰影下。透過一家三代的歷史軌跡，本片揭露了家人失和的開端，以及種種決定決定是如何影響當前的他們。
一对夫妇外出度假，留下孩子们自己在家，然而儿子因为跷课的事情被学校扣留后，轻松的假期结束了，事情也发生了意想不到的转折。
罗根（艾迪·斯比安 Eddie Cibrian 饰）的父亲是一名检察官，在阿尔伯特家族的三兄弟之案开庭的前一夜，三名歹徒闯进了罗根家中，残忍的杀害了他的父亲和母亲，年幼的罗根幸运的逃离了死神的魔抓，却悲惨的沦为了孤儿。 之后，罗根被叔叔杰克（查克·诺瑞斯 Chuck Norris 饰）收养了，来到了杰克经营的农场生活。杰克表面看只是一名平平无奇的农场主，实际上，他曾是军队里的拳击和跆拳道冠军。在罗根的身上，杰克发现了杰出的习武天赋，不仅如此，罗根还拥有着神秘的第六感，于是，杰克决定将自己的毕生所学都交给罗根，帮助他进行他的复仇计划，一晃眼，就是十五年过去。
Emma le Roux just wants to go home for the holidays. Gentle, beautiful, pacifist Emma. She's made the trip to her father's farm a thousand times. Piece of cake. But not today. Today she will cross paths with Bosman and Baz and Jay. And Boela and AJ and Piet. Bosman is the mastermind of the drug syndicate. A violent psychopath. Baz and Jay are his henchmen - violent dogs on a short leash. AJ and Boela, spoiled brats looking for validation, are on board to make a quick buck in the criminal underworld. And then there's Piet, the weakling, who is willing to do just about anything for his cousin Bosman. Emma witnesses the murder of a policeman at their hands. And they see her seeing them. Now they're hunting her down like an animal. She's easy prey, after all - it'll all be over soon. The problem is, Emma is the daughter of Jacques le Roux. And Jacques le Roux was a Special Forces soldier. The hunt isn't going according to plan. Everything starts falling apart, and fast. At first they were...
