The rise of Nazism in Germany tests the stamina, ideology and morale of the members of a theatre company. In the maelstrom of historical developments, some resist, some are caught unawares and some pay with their lives, as the Nazi Party acquires greater and greater power. In the face of uncertainty and fear, one of the company’s actors, Hendrik Hoefgen, chooses his career over his friends and enters into a Faustian pact.