尽管种种不堪回首的往事经常在杰弗(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)的脑海中卷土重来,但他依旧果断的抛弃了过去危险混乱的生活,和女友安(Virginia Huston 饰)过上了稳定平静的日子。没想到,过往却不肯放过杰弗,当一个名叫怀特(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)的赌棍找到了早已经改头换面的杰弗时,杰弗知道,自己的好日子所剩不多。
原来,杰弗曾是一名私家侦探,他的老板不是别人,正是怀特。受怀特所托,杰弗前往阿尔普卡特,去寻找怀特的情夫凯西(简·格里尔 Jane Greer 饰)以及她所侵吞的巨额金钱。没想到,凯西的魅力吸引了杰弗,他背叛了怀特。如今,是时候还清当初欠下的债了,这一次,杰弗能否彻底的和往事说再见?
“Lobo Feroz is a loose, revitalised adaptation of Big Bad Wolves. There were many changes that we made when you compare it to the original, given that we added new characters, plot strands and locations, and we introduced and fleshed out new themes teetering between dark comedy and police thriller. The film questions one’s principles, human behaviour and how ambiguous it can be,” the director explained to Cineuropa. “I’m very happy to be able to work with a dream Spanish cast, where everyone demonstrates their enormous talent and commitment in every scene and through every single detail.”
The screenplay for the movie – written by Juan Manuel Foode Roma and Eva María Alonso Moreno – follows a police officer on the fringes of the law and a woman seeking revenge. Their paths cross, as they are obsessed with discovering the identity of the murderer behind a string of brutal crimes involving various girls. They are both willing to do whatever it takes to secure a confession, even though they will have to take the law into their own hands in order to do so. At the same time, a model detective will do his utmost to avoid irreparable errors being made and to ensure that this desperate search for the truth does not transform into the fiercest of wolves.