While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
Owen Wilson
as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
Gene Hackman
as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Gabriel Macht
as Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse
Olek Krupa
as General Miroslav Lokar
Владимир Машков
as Tracker (Sasha)
Marko Igonda
as Bazda
David Keith
as Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Charles Malik Whitfield
as Capt. Glen Rodway, USMC
Eyal Podell
as Petty Officer Kennedy
Joaquim de Almeida
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Geoff Pierson
as Admiral Donnelly
Kamil Kollárik
as Babic ('Ice Cube')