Orson Welles, a 24-year-old filmmaker, is hired by RKO in 1940 with a contract granting him complete creative freedom. He commissions Herman J. Mankiewicz, a struggling writer and heavy drinker, to pen the screenplay for his debut film, "Citizen Kane".
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The film tells the story of a sharp-tongued screenwriter and social critic, Herman J. Mankiewicz, who navigates the glamorous yet corrupt world of 1930s Hollywood while working on the iconic screenplay for Citizen Kane.