Description：CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) agent Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) failed to perform a mission in a country in the Far East and was immediately arrested by the authorities. He will be sentenced to death within 24 hours. At this time, far away in the United States, Tom's partner, CIA agent Nathan D. Muir (Robert Redford) is lobbying CIA executives to rescue Tom. Because it involves international disputes, CIA executives prefer to sacrifice Tom in exchange for peace, while Nathan believes that his partner's life is more important. Nathan quarreled with the executives, and Tom, who was in prison, recalled the past. The characters he and Nathan had executed together reappeared in front of him like a revolving lantern. A pair of close partners, a CIA agent's mental journey. Tom Bishop, the image of an ordinary CIA agent is becoming clearer and clearer