In post-war Berlin, turned into ruins by World War II, American war correspondent Jake Geismar (George Clooney) finds himself drawn into a cycle of intrigue by his former lover Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett). Lena’s missing husband becomes the object of a manhunt by both the American and Soviet armies, and Lena herself is hiding some secrets about her past. Jake begins to investigate.
The movie was based on the spy novel by Joseph Canon.