This is the story of a man with two faces. The timid Doctor Bashar, who has long seduced the West and promised to move his country towards more democracy. And the terrible Mister Assad, the dictator, who fights against his own people in a civil war with hundreds of thousands of victims. Thanks to the testimonies of his relatives and former executives of the regime, this film tells the true story of the rise of a man who was not supposed to be president, and deciphers a secret system that resembles how the Mafia operates. With its godfathers, its settling of scores, and its billions in dirty money.