A former aspiring actor gives up on cinema after a disastrous audition, remaining on the fringes of the world that continues to obsess him. Suddenly, a mundane assignment drags him to a festival marked by acts of sabotage and mysterious films credited to "Ermes Marana." In an attempt to solve the puzzle, he begins hunting for the culprit—traversing movie theaters, bookstores, and underground circles—only to discover that his friends, the festival, and the thriller itself are all part of a movie being filmed without his knowledge, with him as the protagonist.