Kevin is a long-time, professional assassin, specializing in the termination of life. Mallory is a wild, poetic, beautiful young woman confronting her terminal illness and eventual suicide. She reaches out to Kevin to take responsibility for her corpse once she passes, requesting his protection of her dead body’s dignity until her cremation. Kevin’s acceptance of this request causes uncomfortable self-reflection and changes the lens through which he views death.
Charlie Kaufman, un guionista de Los Ángeles, vive un periodo de crisis creativa, todo lo contrario que su hermano gemelo Donald. Charlie escribe tal como vive: con gran dificultad y lleno de inseguridades, mientras que Donald vive tal como escribe: con dejadez. Por su parte, Susan escribe sobre la vida, pero es incapaz de vivirla. Por el contrario, la intensa y aventurera vida de John es digna de una novela.
