What makes a hero? What is heroism? Against all odds, what compels someone to maintain his/her integrity, go against the grain and fight for what is just? In this documentary, director Yoav Shamir sets out on an entertaining and insightful international travelogue, exploring the notion of heroism.

In a journey spanning three years, Yoav travels from San Francisco to New York City, the Congo, Germany, South Africa, and back to Israel and Palestine, to explore these ideas through a myriad of colorful characters: from those who work with heroes, to primatologists, biologists, neuroscientists, geneticists, egoists, righteous gentiles, everyday heroes, freedom fighters, and ultimately, the transformed hero. As in Yoav’s previous films, his quest leads him to some humorous, dramatic, and unexpected places, while sometimes confronting some hard and perplexing realities.