During a visit to Kazakhstan, the daughter of the U.S. President is captured and held for ransom by Ulrika (Brigette Nielsen), a female warlord. The CIA tasks agent Mona Kendall (Cynthia Rothrock) to create a team (Zoë Bell, Kristanna Loken & Vivica Fox) to rescue the first daughter from Ulrika's base, a former Soviet prison nicknamed "The Citadel". The team Kendall puts together were all serving time in U.S. prisons, but are offered full pardons for taking part in the operation.