In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian
revolutionaries - 56 Americans were taken hostage. Six
others managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador
and the CIA is ordered to get them out of the country. With
few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) devises a daring plan: to
create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and
smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some
trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to Iran
as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the
Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges
and the White House have grave doubts about the operation themselves.