Under the communist regime, a struggling actor joins the KGB as an informant to make ends meet. He quickly finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of deceit and treachery.

Lanik joins the ensemble of a Shakespeare production. He also has to decide between his role as an informant and the future of his loved ones.

Sent to interrogation for the events with the Colonel, Lanik manages to escape torture and tries to meet his family. The plan is to escape to safety abroad.