In late 1944 the Reich's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is seeing the grim writing on the wall: Germany is losing the war, and a weary Hitler is losing steam and fire. Goebbels thinks he has the answer: Hitler must get his mojo back and deliver an all-important morale-boosting speech that will recharge the nation. Goebbels frees Jewish drama coach Adolf Grunbaum from a nearby camp to help.