Jim Grant jobber som forsvarsadvokat i New York, men han bærer på en mørk hemmelighet. I 1970-åra var han politisk aktivist i The Weather Underground - en ulovlig, revolusjonær organisasjon. I tillegg er han etterlyst for et gammelt bankran. En ung reporter graver i saken, og Grant legger ut på flukt sammen med sin unge datter.
USSR, June 2, 1962. After the reduction of wages and price increases, residents of Novocherkassk went to a peaceful demonstration. But passions quickly heated up and led to a tragedy - the shooting of protesting workers, despite the protests of General Shaposhnikov. The authorities manage to hush up the tragedy, they take a non-disclosure agreement from witnesses, and all those who disagree receive prison sentences.
A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to the present day: after the World War II, the left-bank of Paris became a mecca for jazz and alternative living, youth culture was born with trailblazing American movies, and rock became the soundtrack to a generation that wanted to change everything.
