Bryant。(Michael。Jai。White),。a。man。with。a。mysterious。past。moves。to。a。small。Mexican。border-town。to。start。over。and。live。the。simple。life.。While。there,。he。reluctantly。befriends。a。troubled。local。teen。who。has。recently。lost。his。mother。and。is。being。recruited。by。the。local。street。gang.。Bryant。keeps。the。boy。on。the。straight。and。narrow。by。introducing。him。to。martial。arts。and。taking。on。the。role。of。mentor,。teacher。and。father-figure.。As。the。story。unfolds。we。learn。that。Bryant。is。much。more。than。a。man。who。moved。to。Mexico。to。live。the。simple。life.。Bryant。is。running。from。a。complex,。violent。past。that。he。believes。he。left。behind.。As。his。past。catches。up。with。him,。he。is。forced。into。a。life。and。death。struggle。to。clear。his。name,。save。the。boy。and。get。back。all。that。he。left。behind.