三名年轻的穆斯林男子是恐怖势力的一份子，他们正在伦敦的一个公寓里制造炸弹，这时他们接到一个电话，要求立即带上装备逃出公寓。与此同时，警方已收到警报，他们受到了怀疑。出逃过程中，三人被逼到一个街道上的餐馆里，他们选择将餐厅的食客们当做人质，一场警察与高智商犯罪...

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.