本片是宁浩以监制的身份将电影版回炉，为其首部电视剧作品。该影片讲述在二十世纪三十年代的中国，几个年轻人去劫伪满洲国银行金库的故事。 三十年代末，伪满洲国，新京特别市。与疯爹相依为命的混混小三江因抢劫入狱，结识反满抗日人士叶凌风。示众枪决前一夜叶凌风死去，警察署长担心失职追责，将小三江押赴刑场冒充叶凌风再死一次。小三江被以辛蔓为首的满映剧组爱国者救下。叶凌风临死前，送给小三江一个怀表，内中藏有情报，日本人即将从抚顺运八吨黄金至新京。八吨黄金事涉关东军侵华战略，辛蔓决定完成恋人叶凌风遗志，劫下八吨黄金。小三江因倾慕辛蔓加入爱国行动。一场围绕八吨黄金的争斗由此展开。行动中，剧组众人遭遇劲敌——阴险狡诈、凶狠残忍的宪兵队副队长西野，此人以铲除反满抗日分子为己任。惊心动魄的周旋、你死我活的较量，剧组成员一个一个死去。付出极大代价之后，小三江、辛蔓等人终于夺得八吨黄金，亦将罪大恶极的西野击毙。
Jim Phelps is the new leader of the Impossible Missions Force, with no explanation, or even reference made, about the departure of predecessor Dan Briggs. First up for Phelps is a mission involving the drug trade. Cresnik and Walters have cornered the heroin market and sell it at a handsome profit to gangs around the world. Phelps devises an operation which will drive a wedge between the heroin dealers and their customers.
