Anton is a South African mercenary who is excited to be finally returning to South Africa to be with his wife and child as the government of Sierra Leone has relieved him and his team of their duties in Sierra Leone.

Things take a turn for the worst when they are recalled to Freetown as a result of the Revolutionary United Front soldiers entering Freetown and using civilians as shields.

His deepest fears become a reality as he is captured by a group of soldiers and kept prisoner which catapults his life into a downward spiral and his life as he knows it to be is changed forever.