A mercenary is hired to protect an expedition group while they search for a Tangka, a Buddhist artif...
A mercenary is hired to protect an expedition group while they search for a Tangka, a Buddhist artifact worth million of dollar.
American ex-soldier Ronon (Dolph Lundgren) has fallen on hard times. He has been reduced to brutal illegal prizefights in the dingy backstreets of a city in Inner Mongolia in an attempt to pay off his debts. Things go from bad to wore after Ronon is caught in the act and arrested. The judge offer Ronon a choice: pay off all his debts in a month or return to jail. While Ronon is busy debating his limited option, he encounter the alluring Anika (Yu Nan), whom he follows down an alley only to be attacked by three thugs. After successfully beating off his attacker, he learn that the fight has been an elaborate audition for Anika's stepfather Chamber, a wealthy New York art collector. Chamber offer Ronon enough money to settle all his debts if he will guide an expedition composed of Chamber (William Shriver), Anika, several of Chamber' men and archeologist Ang Shaw into the rugged mountain of Mongolia. With the help of a secret map, Chamber hopes to locate a fabled temple...