约翰年届七十，独居于蔚蓝海岸的豪华酒店。他被隔壁神秘女子吸引，唤起对1960年代作为国际间谍的回忆。女子突然失踪后，约翰陷入一连串光怪陆离的回忆或幻想——魅惑的女人、邪恶的反派、血腥又迷人的往昔。他试图解开记忆的谜团，却逐渐分不清现实与幻觉。影片以致敬欧洲谍战片的风格，描绘一个被电影幻象吞噬的灵魂：旧敌是否重现？阴谋是否仍在？还是他只是沉溺于银幕的诱惑？...

　　Saad, a young Moroccan illegal immigrant, is planning a perilous journey to Canada with Reza, his Iranian lover. In Montreal, Saad is called upon to save his beloved from certain deportation to Iran...