Bi, a Vietnamese country girl, survives a brutal childhood and escapes to Saigon. There, she is recruited by the mysterious Mrs. Lin, who trains Bi and her new friends Thanh and Hong in killing and sensuality to take down Hai, a Saigon crime lord.

"Claws" takes the story from a lively picnic of a group of friends to a horrifying end as they fight for survival against a ferocious beast.