This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed. 另一种救赎。坚持的力量。耶稣受难录。Hate put me in prison，Love gonna bust me out...。本案中的Sarokin法官在退休后说的话。我问自己，我能不能为别人付出到这种程度？。平凡人挑战强权-拯救飓风(你已经把我救了)。Hurricane is beautiful。一个没有自由的人会为了自己的自由奋斗，可一个有了自由的人应该去为什么努力？。相信这个世界是美好的似乎更简单。 一个黑人毛头小伙莱斯（维斯罗斯•雷恩•香农 Vicellous Reon Shannon 饰）在旧书市无意中淘到了拳王“飓风”鲁本•卡特（丹泽尔•华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）在狱中写的自传，并开始了对他的故事产生了兴趣。鲁本出生于贫寒家庭，幼年时嫉恶如仇，因此与当地的白人警察结怨。后来，他因为出色的身手，名震拳坛，绰号“飓风”。此后，他参加了越战成为荣誉军官，并在某舞会偶然结识了后来的妻子。当生活进入美满轨道的时候，一次新泽西酒吧杀人案彻底毁掉了他美好希望。莱斯与鲁本通信，了解到他蒙受不白之冤，便说服了朋友们，一起查找证据，希望揭开真相，令他重获自由，然而种族歧视的恶势力却在暗中百般刁难，意图把飓风困死在牢房……
