Expendables, The

A group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realise that things aren’t quite as they appear, and the men find themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal.

Barney Ross is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. He is a true cynic who describes what he does as “removing those hard-to-get-at stains.” The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas – a former SAS member and savant with anything with a blade, Yin Yang – a master at close-quarter combat, Hale Caesar – who's known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist, Toll Road – a skilled demolitions expert, considered the intellect of the group, and Gunnar Jensen – a combat veteran and expert in precision sniping, but struggles with his own demons.

Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: Overthrow General Gaza, the murderous dictator of the small island of Vilena. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact, Sandra, a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn whom their true enemy is: Rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe. When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, almost guaranteeing her death. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job. And, perhaps, to save a soul: His own.