In 1960, the United States was engaged in a war with the Soviet Union without gunpowder. This war did not require heavily armed soldiers but was related to intelligence. The American spy pilot Gary Powerscarries a large amount of secret intelligence, was appointed to perform a secret mission. However, his new U2 reconnaissance plane U2 "Black Widow" was shot down over the Soviet Union. , Gary Powers was captured. At the same time, the US military also caught a Soviet spy, Abel, and the two sides deliberately exchanged captured personnel.
James Donovanwas chosen to represent the US government and the Soviet Union. He was originally an insurance lawyer. And this time Donovan seemed to “save” the national face of the United States. Since the investigation was a “secret operation”, the government would not come forward with regard to the exchange of captured persons, and Donovan had no choice but to become a “middleman”. From negotiating with Soviet spies, to facing doubts from the American public, to going to East Germany to exchange prisoners, James Donovan faced a difficult choice. He encountered a dilemma. He was opposed by the Soviet government and the American people. Need to face the pressure of public opinion, and the safety of life is also threatened, even putting his family in danger, Donovan risked his life to negotiate, alone on the bridge of spies waiting to confirm the black figure who came across, this The East German soldiers who were standing on the heights pointed at him with a cold muzzle.
