In a corporate world where corruption is a power game among giants, an executive from a large agro-industrial company decides to take the path of whistleblowing. Marc Whitacre, a charismatic yet unstable man, feels trapped between the pressure of his job and his company's questionable decisions. One fine day, he becomes an informant for the FBI and begins to unveil a monumental price-fixing fraud in the lysine industry, an additive used in animal feed.
Marc presents himself as the hero standing up against his own company, all while reveling in the attention and adventure that the process brings. However, his story is filled with unexpected twists and contradictions. As the FBI digs deeper into the investigation, things become complicated: his personal life unravels, his lies pile up, and the line between good and evil blurs. The extent to which Marc tries to maintain his double life becomes a dangerous dance that challenges not only his integrity but also his own mental health.
Set against a backdrop of dark comedy, the film captures the madness of a man who, ensnared in his own web of deceit, faces the consequences of ego and unbridled ambition. As the system confronts its own corruption, the story evolves into a reflection on morality and the madness that pursues the American dream.