In a true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies, an American psychiatrist finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler's accomplice, Hermann Göring.

James Vanderbilt’s historical drama chronicles the true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. The film centres on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, but finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s accomplice.