John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson), the owner of a construction company who was enjoying a happy family gathering, suddenly received a call from his ex-wife (Melina Kanakaredes). His 18-year-old son Jason Colin (Rafi Gavron) was bewitched by his friends to sign for a package of drugs, but was caught on the spot by the CIA and faced up to ten years in prison for suspected drug distribution. John, who felt deeply guilty about his son's childhood, did not believe such accusations anyway. After trying various methods to no avail, he decided to personally find out the drug lord who had put his son behind bars. After obtaining the consent of government officials, John successfully established contact with a drug trafficking organization through a former employee. In order to rescue his son, the father embarked on a dangerous journey to hell...