影片根据一个真实的故事改编——普奇奥家族。这个富裕的布宜诺斯艾利斯家族索取赎金，杀人赚钱。根据阿根廷犯罪史上一次可怕的事件，电影剖析了罪恶的道德模糊性和平凡性。

故事发生于一列火车之中，乘客马诺洛（Manolo Segura 饰）心脏病突发不幸离世，经过了一番讨论，大家决定暂时把他的遗体转移到另一节车厢。很快就是跨年夜了，列车上的人们都希望能够早日到达目的地，和他们想念的人团聚。可是，就在这个节骨眼上，列车竟然因为恶劣的天气而停运了。

Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true Games Maker.