A proud movie theater owner must defend his family business from corporate developers alongside a legendary action star as art imitates life in a showdown for the ages.

Lauren Pierce has just become the high-school Tri-State Archery Champion. After the competition, Lauren and her teammate Emily return to their hotel room for a night of irresponsible celebratory drinking that grows into more. When interrupted by Emily's abusive boyfriend, Lauren snaps and brutally beats Daniel. Lauren is then sentenced to a girls' reform camp Paradise Ridge, nestled in the mountains of California. But this reform camp turns out to be a corrupt and twisted prison that breaks young girls and keeps parents in the dark .With the help of Rebecca, a strong and provocative young woman whom Lauren befriends, the two escape the unsafe facility and fight for their lives out in the Utah wilderness; a journey of growth, acceptance and resilience of what they believe is right.

影片是08年《死亡飞车》的前传。　　后工业时代，各种大型私人城市监狱被建造起来，其中最臭名远扬的就是“绝命岛”监狱。有“条子杀手”称号的卡尔（鲁克·高斯 Luke Goss 饰）被押往这里，接受无期徒刑。一心要在电视领域闯出天下的女典狱长琼斯（劳伦·科汉 Lauren Cohan 饰）掌权时期。政府将监狱的运行权交给了蔚蓝公司。在蔚蓝眼中牢房在新时代的商业运作体系下一样是有利可图的。这帮囚犯对于他们来说正是绝好的真人玩命体育比赛的选手，将他们你打我杀的画面转播出去一定大受欢迎。而蔚蓝公司精心设计的比赛项目就是“死亡飞车”。卡尔成了一名赛车手，为了自由不惜与众多监狱人员搏命，为自由而奋战着，却不知自己正走上一条传奇之路。