Hostiles takes place in 1892 and tells the story of an Army Captain who reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne chief and his family back to tribal lands. On the journey, they meet a widow whose family was murdered on the plains and offer their help. As the former rivals make their way from an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico to the grasslands of Montana, their relationship moves from antagonism to compassion, demonstrating humans' capacity for change.
Starring the extremely talented Dmitriy Nagiev, the film is a thrilling, commercially driven revenge-drama that remains true to the real events on which it is based. The story follows Vitaly Kaloyev (Nagiev), a man who loses his entire family in a mysterious plane crash. After experiencing this traumatic loss, Vitaly is on the verge of giving up on life. However, he finds the motivation for living by his desire to seek revenge for his family.