The Congress

Robin Wright, aging actress, faces a fading career due to erratic behavior and a reputation for being fickle. Her son Aaron suffers from Usher syndrome, gradually losing his sight and hearing. Dr. Barker helps monitor his condition and search for ways to slow its progression.

Robin meets Miramount's CEO Jeff Green and her agent Al, who propose digitizing her likeness for a new form of stardom. The contract would let Miramount control her image forever and require that she never act again.

Robin agrees to the deal and undergoes a full body scan so Miramount can create a computer-generated version of her. The studio plans to produce films starring her CG likeness, effectively replacing the living actress.

Robin travels to Abrahama City for Miramount's Futurological Congress. The city is a surreal animated utopia where avatars are created via hallucinogenic drugs. Rebel Robot Robin, her digital persona, has become a franchise star, and Miramount unveils tech that would allow others to devour or transform into her.

Robin contemplates the deal and experiences a moral crisis, worrying that turning people into products undermines autonomy. She wrestles with the idea of allowing others to inhabit her likeness.

Asked to address the public, Robin voices counter to Miramount's direction, upsetting attendees. Security intervenes, and she is pulled away as the Congress becomes unsettled.

The Congress is disrupted by rebels, and its head is seemingly assassinated. Dylan Truliner, Miramount's lead animator, rescues Robin and helps them escape the chaotic scene.

Robin and Dylan are captured by Miramount Police. Jeff appears to execute Robin as punishment for rebelling, and she is shown on a hospital bed, presumed dead by many.

Doctors reveal that the 'execution' was a hallucinatory episode caused by the hallucinogenic environment. Robin's condition is stabilized only by freezing her until a cure can be found.

Twenty years elapse and Robin is revived, still living within an animated reality. Dylan explains that hallucinogenic technology is now widespread and shapes everyday life.

Robin and Dylan fall in love and journey through vibrant imagined landscapes. Robin longs to return to the real world to be with Aaron, seeking a path back to reality.

To exit the hallucinogenic world, Dylan arranges a capsule that blocks the hallucinogens, effectively a suicide capsule in the animated reality. He negotiates this as part of his retirement package from Miramount.

Robin returns to the real world and discovers a dystopian city where a tiny corporate elite rules from airships. Most people have fled to the animated world, and Aaron left six months earlier, likely adopting a new identity.

Robin takes the inhalation ampoule to re-enter the animated world, and her experiences shift as she witnesses Aaron's life flash before her. She ultimately locates Aaron in the middle of an expansive animated desert.