Roman Polanski's latest work The Ghost Writer is a social commentary on the British government's subordination to the U.S. government. Ewan McGregor plays The Ghost, an unnamed character hired based on the lack of his political knowledge to Ghost Write a memoir for former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). It is because his lack of political knowledge that The Ghost convinces his publisher that he will be able to ask the questions everybody will want to know, getting to the heart of the matter.
Lang however, is accused of having committed War Crimes, as he is believed to have ordered the torturing of suspected terrorists. This causes disruptions in the writing process, while also peaking The Ghosts' curiosity to why it is that Lang got involved with politics to begin with as upon researching his earlier years, he was anything by political as a Theatre student. The Ghost while staying at Lang's home, stumbles upon information gathered by a previous Ghost Writer, who had died suspiciously while working on the same memoir. He then discovers various points of contact along the way who help him fit together the missing pieces to the puzzle and his loyalties are then questioned. At the same time, he realizes also that he is being pursued as this memoir is highly sought after for its possibly incriminating information. Is The Ghost working for a War Criminal? More importantly, will he make it out of this alive? And what's up with Lang's creepy wife Ruth (Olivia Williams)?
