Escape Plan: The Extractors

Escape Plan: The Extractors

Year: 2019

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: John Herzfeld

Echo Score: 40
ActionCrimeThrillerEpic heroesIntense combat and martial arts

Security expert Ray Breslin undertakes a perilous mission to rescue the daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a high-security Latvian prison. However, the situation escalates when his girlfriend is also taken captive. Now, Breslin and his team must execute a dangerous rescue operation, confronting their ruthless adversary to save the hostages before time expires and the consequences become irreversible.

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1

Daya Zhang abducted during factory tour

Daya Zhang and her entourage are abducted by terrorists in Mansfield, Ohio while touring Zhang Innovations factory locations. Bao Yung fights back but is knocked unconscious, leaving him unable to stop the kidnapping. A USB flash drive addressed to security expert Ray Breslin is left behind as the assailants flee.

Mansfield, Ohio
2

Breslin teams with Shen Lo after Daya's disappearance

In Los Angeles, Ray Breslin crosses paths with Shen Lo, a former Zhang Innovations bodyguard, and the two agree to pursue Daya's father Wu Zhang. They reunite with Breslin's associates—Abigail, Hush, and Jules—when Yung arrives carrying the USB drive. The team begins to assemble a plan to track the kidnapper.

Los Angeles
3

Lester Clark Jr.'s video and the ransom demand

The USB flash drive contains a video message from Lester Clark Jr., Breslin's former partner's son who blames Breslin for his father's downfall. He reveals a plan to leverage Wu Zhang's business to build covert prisons and demands a staggering ransom of $700 million. The message cements a personal vendetta and escalates the stakes for Breslin and his allies.

4

Traced to Devil's Station in Latvia

Breslin and DeRosa trace the video to a prison compound in Latvia known as Devil's Station. They map out a rescue operation to save Daya and Abigail from the kidnapping plot. The team prepares to travel to Latvia to mount an assault on the facility.

Latvia (Devil's Station)
5

Abigail abducted and expanded ransom plot

Abigail is abducted, increasing the danger for Breslin and his team. Wu Zhang arrives in Mansfield to seek police involvement but receives a direct video call from Lester announcing the ransom and vengeance. Wong, Zhang Innovations' tech analyst, agrees to provide Lester access to Zhang's technology in exchange for Abigail's safety.

Devil's Station, Latvia
6

Team departs for Latvia

Breslin, DeRosa, Jules, Shen, and Yung depart for Latvia to rescue Daya and Abigail. They coordinate with Wong and Hush to monitor the operation and plan the infiltration. The mission marks a full-scale assault on Lester's facility.

En route to Latvia
7

Lester's trap and the hostage incident

Inside the prison, Lester threatens the prisoners and executes a hostage, prompting Wong to authorize access to Zhang's technology. Hush uses drones to surveil the site, revealing Lester has created his own black site within the facility. The team realizes they are walking into a meticulously staged trap.

Devil's Station, Latvia
8

Infiltration and baiting plan

Breslin infiltrates through the sewers while Shen and Yung advance toward the outer walls. Lester leaves Daya atop the wall as bait, signaling that Breslin's team has walked into a trap. Shen struggles to keep pace while trying to coordinate with Breslin.

Devil's Station, Latvia
9

Yung and Shen are captured; Abigail's fate sealed

Yung charges ahead and, along with Shen, is subdued by land mines and captured. Lester reveals the flash drive was a tracker and deduces Shen and Daya are in love. He taunts Breslin via video call and then slits Abigail's neck, sealing her fate.

Devil's Station, Latvia
10

Shen's rescue and DeRosa's assault

Shen steals a guard's stun gun and uses it to start a fire, melting restraints and freeing Daya. DeRosa arrives and helps eliminate pursuing terrorists with incendiary rounds, aiding the escape plan and rescuing Wong.

Devil's Station, Latvia
11

Final confrontation with Lester

Breslin fights through the upper cells, is wounded and disarmed, but finally overpowers Lester. He slits Lester's neck and pushes him off a balcony, avenging Abigail's death and ending the threat against Daya and his team.

Devil's Station, Latvia
12

Return to Mansfield and Breslin's retirement

The team returns to Mansfield where Daya greets her father and Breslin contemplates the morality of his work. DeRosa convinces him to retire and consider joining a new operation in South America, but Breslin ultimately decides to step away from active field work.

Mansfield, Ohio
13

Yung's survival and ending standoff

In the aftermath, Yung is revealed to have survived but is heavily wounded. He crawls through the sewers and makes a solo escape, while Breslin, in security overalls, drops into a tunnel below, suggesting a continued pursuit.

Mansfield sewers

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