万里(爱德华·罗宾逊 Edward G. Robinson 饰)是一位学识渊博德高望重的大学教授。在当地的俱乐部里,悬挂着一张美女的画像,万里和其他男人一样,被画中的美人深深的吸引着。一天,正当万里站在画像前心猿意马之时,发现画中的那个美人,竟然活生生的出现在了他的眼前,她的名字叫爱丽丝(琼·贝内特 Joan Bennett 饰)。
在爱丽丝的邀请下,万里来到了她的家中,两人开了一瓶酒,准备度过一个浪漫的夜晚。可是,就在这个节骨眼上,爱丽丝的男友破门而入,对万里大发雷霆。扭打之中,万里失手杀死了爱丽丝的男友,这个夜晚发生的种种事情,毁掉了万里的一生。
“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.