He's the consummate politician. Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov, two ex-cons from Eastern Europe are looking for some media coverage themselves. Both have come to the states to collect their respective earnings from the bank robbery that sent them to jail overseas, but when they arrive, the money is gone. In dire need of a backup plan to success, they find inspiration in the insipid wasteland that is daytime television. Roden is amazed by it.
Nobody is responsible for what they do.
Whether one buys into such a phrase is of no matter. This proclamation is the beginning of a plan. While Roden is driven by greed and his fiery temper, Taktarov is completely obsessed with film. Stolen video camera in hand, he documents every illicit act Roden commits. But, Taktarov isn't out to make home videos.