The story of two immigrants, political prisoners in a penal colony, after a failed attempt to escape they are hired to eliminate three dangerous criminals.

A psychopathic robber, Walter Lari and his gang of criminals organize a last hit to a bank. Meanwhile the police, driven by inspector Orfeo Cosmi and his deputy Antonio Landi investigates on them.

Walter, a farmer living in the mountains, hides an undercover cop hunted by criminals. The arrival of his daughter, Daria unearths Walter's buried past. In the silence of the mountain, a brutal reckoning erupts, where redemption comes through fire and blood.