Two young police officers, Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Zavala (Michael Peña), patrol the mean streets of Los Angeles. During a routine traffic stop, the partners confiscate a small cache of money and firearms from a notorious cartel.
However, upon further investigation of its members, the two cops become the cartel's most wanted and are marked for death. In a powerful story of friendship, love, and honor, this is about the cops who risk their lives each day and the price they and their families must pay for it.