Dutch autodidact-actor Hans de Kraker has been portraying the role of oppressor in Indonesian anti-colonial hero films for years. As an actor, he would like to focus on more nuanced roles, but typecasting results in a hopeless status quo. Four Indonesian film professionals offer him guidance to break out of this impasse and confront him with the ghosts of colonial the past, both professionally and personally. Can Hans break out of his role by confronting these ghosts?