据历史故事改编，由戴维斯·西曼尼斯执导，讲述了德国军医乌尔里希在拉脱维亚偏远地区的精神疗养院任职期间找回自我的故事。距第一次世界大战结束还有一年，乌尔里希受命前往该精神疗养院开展工作。任职期间，他想要重建疗养院，却意外遇到一个神秘的孤儿，这个孤儿生活在疗养院附近的森林里。乌尔里希在这片森林里、这片净土中逐渐找回自我，而这片净土最终也将为反抗战争做出最后的努力。导演通过影片想要向观众表达人性对于人类的重要。
神秘的EVA零号机驾驶员绫波丽，在与碇元度约定之时，来到了NERV底层中央教条的红色水池边。她的命运似乎就将在此结束。在危急时刻，葛城美里不但要完成加持良治交待的对“第二次浩劫”真相以及“人类补完计划”的探查工作，还要保护碇真嗣与明日香，以及防备SEELE对初号机与二号机的物理接触。出于对碇元度的憎恨，赤木律子接受了SEELE引爆MAGI的提案，她能否成功？长期与SEELE共事的碇元度、冬月耕造、碇唯，为了防止人类“最终的悲剧”，而酝酿了的“人类补完计划”能否实现？尽在《新世纪福音战士》电影版第2部中解答。
该片是系列第50部作品，由新拍摄的部分与旧作名场面组合而成，主演是已经去世的渥美清，倍赏千惠子、前田吟、吉冈秀隆等共演。
In Mario Van Peeble's new film "Redemption Road", two seemingly different men (Academy Award Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan, Morgan Simpson) embark on a music-steeped journey through the American South, learning along the way that life isn't about where you end up - it's how you get there that matters. Somewhere along the 900 miles between Austin, TX and Huntsville, AL the two men become unlikely friends. However, every road has an end. In Huntsville, sad truths come to light, with heartbreak and violence lingering in their wake, ultimately leaving both men changed forever. The music of "Redemption Road" is permeated with authenticity, from Country music - perfectly befitting the film's Nashville locations - to the full scope of the Blues with a pinch of good old-fashioned Gospel to reflect the film's deeper themes of faith.
