A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a …

海军约翰麦凯恩从小受到父亲的影响，报读了海军军校。但在某次执行任务的时候被越南军方俘虏成为阶下囚。麦凯恩背负着父辈们长久以来对自己的期望，以坚强的意志和信念度过了这段艰苦的岁月。