在这部毒枭帝国剧情/历史/犯罪片中,哈切森扮演的尼克，是个涉世未深的大学生，与哥哥一起来到哥伦比亚旅行冲浪时，爱上了一个当地的女孩玛利亚，而玛利亚正是毒枭帕布罗·埃斯科巴的侄女，尼克由此进入埃斯科巴的毒品网络，成为其亲信之一。政府对贩毒组织的大规模调查和打击开始之后，埃斯科巴的疑心也日渐加重，尼克的处境岌岌可危……
本尼西奥·德尔·托罗在片中扮演的毒枭帕布罗·埃斯科巴（Pablo Escobar），历史上确有其人。他是哥伦比亚臭名昭著的“可卡因之王”，1993年死于哥伦比亚警方的追捕行动。
Nicko and his brother take off from Canada in search of an easier life on the beaches of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in the local village and they quickly fall in love, only for Nicko to later find out that Maria's uncle is the drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar. His life takes a dramatic turn after meeting El Patron, and Nick is forced into impossible situations to try and keep his family safe, but does Pablo have other ideas?
学习转型之作。被拖下水的亲情。。
