A young boy is kidnapped by torturous circus clowns in the late 1800s. The boy's violent trials shape him into a killer, in his own right.

An innocent woman is forced to confront a dangerous kingpin who has kidnapped her young daughter and is holding her for ransom. She teams up with a corrupt Interpol agent, whose son is also being held hostage, to rip off various criminals to raise the ransom to save their offspring. Together they have one hour to save their families from the wrath of bigwig.

由于无法处理女儿的死亡，侦探博伊德（Boyd）开始追捕一名根据残酷的部落仪式进行谋杀的连环杀手：穆蒂（Muti）。 唯一能帮助博伊德的人是隐藏着不可告人秘密的人类学家麦克尔斯（Mackles）教授。 随着博伊德深入杀手的世界，理智与疯狂之间的界限变得越来越模糊。