CarneRosswasagovernmenthighflyer.AcareerdiplomatwhobelievedWesternDemocracycouldsaveusall.Butworkinginsidethesystemhecametoseeitsfailures,deceitsandulteriormotives.Hefeltatfirsthandthecorruptionofpower.AftertheIraqwarCarnebecamedisillusioned,quithisjobandstartedsearchingforanswers.Thisfilmtraceshisjourneyacrosstheglobeashetriestofindananswertothequestionsomanypeopletodayareaskingthemselves-isn'tthereabetterway?ForCarnethereis.AnarchismoffersasolutiontothebrutalitiesofCapitalismandthedishonestiesofDemocracy.Itoffersaworldwherepeoplehavecontrolovertheirownlives.FromtheprotestersofOccupyWallStreet,toananarchistcollectiveinSpain,toNoamChomsky,thegrandoldmanofanarchismhimself,Carnefindspeoplewhoareputtingthetheoryintopractice.Hisjourneyeventuallytakeshimtooneofthemostdangerousplacesonearth-Syria,eightkilometersfromthefrontlinewithIsis,wherearemarkableanarchiststatehasrisenphoenixlikefromtheflames.Apowerfulfilmaboutoneman'sepicjourneyfromgovernmentinsidertoanarchist.