传奇狙击手托马斯·贝克特之子、美国海军陆战队布兰登·贝克特中士受命与战友们从阿富汗前往非洲刚果，对那里的政府军进行培训以使其能够反击叛军。上峰为了撤出滞留刚果边境的白人植物园主，派遣贝克特等人深入叛军盘踞的边境，贝克特一行在见到植物园主后遭遇叛军狙击手袭击，战友全部阵亡，贝克特被猎人马丁救出，侥幸逃生。贝克特携植物园主女儿凯莉返回营地，岂料半路昏厥……当他醒来时，父亲的好友米勒（比利·赞恩 Billy Zane 饰）要对他进行狙击训练，使他拥有复仇的能力，然而陆战队出身的贝克特不齿狙击手的“猥琐”，拒绝训练，但这是他唯一的复仇机会，况且他身上流淌着狙击手的血液……Brandon Beckett the son of Master Gunnery Sargent Thomas Beckett while serving as a UN peace keeper and government trainer is assigned the task to rescue a European farmer located in the middle of hostile rebel territory. Upon arrival a mysterious sniper ambushes them, wounding Beckett and killing everyone else. Becket returns to his base and desires to seek revenge by killing the sniper. during his time on the base Beckett becomes involved with British Army Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz. Beckett Also meets his father's former protégé, sniper instructor Richard Miller.