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Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

This legal drama trades courtroom pyrotechnics for a quiet, unsettling study of an aging idealist whose moral compass begins to spin wildly. Instead of chasing flashy victories, the narrative focuses on the crushing friction between a man's rigid convictions and a corrupt corporate reality.

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