A construction worker is forced to face the consequences of his actions when he learns that his one-night-stand is giving birth to his baby. As he drives to attend the birth of his child, he is forced to come clean to his wife and have a difficult conversation with his boss.
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) leaves an important construction job in Birmingham and drives to London. Along the way, he settles personal and professional problems on his mobile phone while having imaginary conversations with his dead father.