Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis serves as the basis for this political drama, which follows a newly appointed minister as he attempts to renegotiate his country's catastrophic debt arrangements with powerful European institutions. He finds himself outmanoeuvred at every turn by seasoned technocrats and political operators who prioritise the interests of creditors over those of ordinary Greek citizens. The film portrays the brutal mechanics of economic power and the frustration of trying to enact democratic will within a system designed to resist it.