前美军上校本杰明·福德(罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)曾在20世纪90年代随军奔赴塞尔维亚战场,经历了人间炼狱最惨烈的洗礼。回到祖国后,因家庭破裂和战争阴影的缘故,本杰明选择在深山密林隐居,长达十八年之久。这一日,原计划外出卖药的他在山路上结识了自称来自波斯尼 亚的狩猎爱好者埃米尔·科瓦克(约翰·特拉沃尔塔 John Travolta 饰)。狂风暴雨之夜,二人相谈甚欢,更相约次日一同打猎。谁知第二天,本杰明却遭到新朋友的无情追杀。原来埃米尔是曾在战场与本杰明交过手的塞尔维亚敢死队,此番怀着深深的仇恨向这位早已放下屠刀的老对手展开复仇。 接下来的时间,他们你来我往,互换猎人与猎手的身份,结果难以预测……SHRAPNEL tells the story of two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the Appalachian Mountain wilderness. FORD is a former American soldier who fought on the front lines in Bosnia. When our story begins, he has retreated to a remote cabin in the woods, trying to escape painful memories of war. The drama begins when KOVAC, a former Serbian soldier, seeks Ford out, hoping to settle an old score. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game in which Ford and Kovac fght their own personal World War III, with battles both physical and psychological. By the end of the flm, old wounds are opened, suppressed memories are drawn to the surface and long-hidden secrets about both Ford and Kovac are revealed.