20世纪90年代，巴西首都里约热内卢绑架案频发。政府安保部门命令警察解救这座城市。然而，威胁不仅来自犯罪集团，更来自警察系统。生与死的较量，将在这座上帝之城一触即发。

Rio de Janeiro, 1983. in order to pay off his gambling debts and to please the love of his life, Peralta and his happy-go-lucky buddy Borracha decided to commit a striking heist. Curiously enough, nobody truly knows the details of this unbelievable event, until now.