斯科特·阿金斯继《失忆格斗士》《野蛮狗》《三重威胁》和《意外杀手》之后第五次与导演杰西·约翰逊合作的犯罪动作片。
弗兰奇(斯科特·阿金斯 Scott Adkins 饰演)最近面临着诸多债务问题:他在城中开设的武馆经营不善并且经常被人上门找麻烦,自己也可能因交不起房租而随时 无家可归,而爱情方面更是无暇顾及、毫无进展。于是弗兰奇打算铤而走险,接受了一份讨债人的工作,他需要冒着生命危险替雇主以暴力手段逼迫欠债人还债或施加压力,而和他搭档的是一位名字叫苏(路易斯·曼迪勒 Louis Mandylor 饰演)的前警署探员。于是这对看似奇怪的组合开着轿车,在一条逐渐失控的讨债道路上越走越远。
比利因性格原因常常遭受霸凌。在他生父留下的一台旧相机中,他感受到失落与连接的复杂情感。比利的母亲已经再婚三次,并和现任丈夫移居到美国。后来,他年轻的妹妹不幸溺水,家庭因此被继父抛弃,不得不返回台湾。
一天,洗完澡后,比利低声对自己说:“我要坚强,”身边放着几瓶药。他坐在马桶上,挣扎于孤独和困惑,试图逃避痛苦的现实。
Billy often faces bullying due to his personality. In an old camera left to him by his biological father, he feels a complex mix of loss and connection. Billy’s mother has remarried three times and moved to the United States with her current husband. Later, after his younger sister tragically drowned, the family was abandoned by her stepfather and had to return to Taiwan.
One day, after taking a bath, Billy whispers to himself, “I need to be strong,” surrounded by several medicine jars. He sits on the toilet, struggling with feelings of loneliness and confusion, trying to escape his painful reality.