A dying filmmaker, played by Richard Gere in the present and Jacob Elordi as his younger self, sits for a final interview where he confesses his lies and half-truths about his life, revealing that his progressive icon status is built on a foundation of deception and abandonment. In the documentary, Malcolm (Michael Imperioli) promises to make an admiring retrospective, but instead, Leo opens up about infidelity, regret, and guilt, including his decision to leave his pregnant wife Alicia (Kristine Froseth) and their son Cornel behind when fleeing to Canada to avoid the Vietnam War draft.