Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.
In a changing political landscape marked by corruption in Spain, a "fixer"—an intermediary for political contracts—finds himself trapped between an unscrupulous businessman and a politician trying to escape his illegal dealings. Struggling to keep his personal life afloat, he must walk a dangerous tightrope to save his own life.