In the midst of the chaos of World War II, a brilliant physicist named J. Robert Oppenheimer finds himself at the epicenter of a project that will forever change the face of humanity. Recruited by the United States government, he joins a team of scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to develop the first atomic bomb, a task that will test not only his intellect but also his morality. As he progresses in his work, Oppenheimer faces mounting pressure and the ethical consequences of creating a weapon of mass destruction.