American screenwriter and novelist Dalton Trumbo has achieved great success in Hollywood and is considered one of the most famous and highly paid filmmakers, whose works were nominated for the most prestigious Oscar film aWard. But too free speech and political views led Dalton to big trouble. The situation complicates the testimony to the House UN-American activities Committee, of which Trumbo refused.
After this, he becomes aWare of with Horror the blacklist in Hollywood, where made his name. Now many colleagues, familiar and friends don't want to deal with any cases 4. However, it did not break a writer, but only pushed to combat governmental system, and Congress in particular, because no one can specify directors and script writers, how to shoot a movie, how to think and how to create. So begins the real War the filmmakers for their freedom.