Frank
Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting Valentina
(Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen
Krabbe), through the use of a device attached to his wrist which will
explode if Frank goes more than 75 feet from his car. Vasilev is the
head of the Environmental Protection Agency for Ukraine. He must travel
from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in
Odessa on the Black Sea. With the help of Inspector Tarconi (Francois
Berleand), Frank must contend with the people who strong-armed him into
taking the job, agents sent by the Ukraine government to intercept him,
and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina's
cynical disposition and Frank's resistance to get involved, Frank and
Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening
situation after another. Statham again drives an armored Audi A8 W12 in
the film.
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