Wayne,astrugglingmethodactor,inheritsthecity'slastpornocinemafromhisestrangedfatherAl.Seeingthisasanunconventionalopportunitytoreconciletheirrelationship,Wayneabsorbshimselfintheunderworldofthepornographybusiness.WhilerunningthecinemaWaynemeetsacastofcharactersincludingRalf,aslimybusinesspartnerofAl's,James,ayoungmanwithspecialneedsemployedbyAl,andAthar,ayoungboywholivesintheupstairsapartments.EachcharacteractsasapieceofapuzzleinhelpingWaynerediscoverthefatherhebarelyknew.ButtheoldcinematurnsouttobemuchmorethanWayneanticipated.Betweenthecommunity'spressuretohaveitclosedandtheanticsofthedevotedpatrons,unresolvedtraumaticexperiencesfromhisyouthbubbletheirwaytothesurfaceandbegintopaintaclearerpictureofAl.Landinghisfirstleadroleinafilm,Waynecan'thelpbutrecognizethesimilaritiesbetweenthisfictionalcharacterandhisfather.WayneslowlytakesonAl'spersonainpreparationoffilming,butbeginstolosehisownidentityintheprocessandeventuallyhisgrasponreality.AsWaynelivesandbreatheseverythingAl,hefindshimselfinamuchdarkerplacethananythingheevercouldhaveimagined.Nolongerjustacharacterstudy,WaynepainfullyreconstructshistraumaticexperiencesusingAtharintheroleofhimselfasachild.ButWaynegoestoofarandendsuponthewrongsideofhismemory.It'sonlythenthatherealizestheerrorsofhisways.Hemustnowfindreconcilementwiththepeoplehehasaffectedalongtheway.Inafinalactofclosure,Waynedecidestoclosethepornocinemaandembracehisownidentity.