The film tells the story of a career criminal (Mel Gibson) who is arrested by the Mexican police and sent to a prison full of drugs and crime. With the help of a 9-year-old boy, he learns how to survive in such a prison. The film was shot by Mel Gibson and the original crew of "Apocalypto" in Igué Allende Prison in Mexico. Mel Gibson will not direct this film himself, but will let Adrian Grunberg, the first assistant director of "Apocalypto", to direct it. However, the script of this film was written by Gibson himself, and he will also star in it himself.