An intense observation of the mind and madness behind a brutal crime it tells the story of Brad McCullum (Oscar nominee Michael Shannon Revolutionary Road) an engaging and committed stage actor who becomes obsessed with the Greek tragedy he is rehearsing. With a promising career ahead of him and engaged to bright young Ingrid (Oscar nominee Chlo Sevigny Boys Don't Cry) Brad slips into a spiral of mystifying intrigue that will ultimately become his undoing.