The story revolves around Alex, a young man from a poor immigrant family who discovers his knack for making money online. After moving from Ukraine to Canada, he becomes fascinated with programming and the banking system, inspired by tech icons like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. However, his financial struggles continue when his mother loses her job due to a hacker attack on the stock exchanges.
Desperate to support his family, Alex resorts to accessing the dark web and eventually becomes involved in black market activities. He starts by stealing credit card details to access the dark web, and eventually moves on to selling items on the black market. However, as his earnings grow, so does his risk, and he starts using fake identities to sell more expensive items.
As his operations become more complex, he partners with a mysterious individual named Sai, who teaches him how to deal with the black market, including the police. Together, they carry out risky operations, including a botched attack on a bank where Alex's mother was fired. Despite this, Alex manages to evade the authorities.
However, his life takes a turn when he meets a hacker girl named Carla on the dark web. She joins them for more ambitious projects, but Alex starts to doubt her connections. Their relationship deteriorates, and they eventually part ways.
After a series of failed operations and near-arrests, Alex is finally arrested and sentenced to a Thai prison. During his time in prison, he reflects on his past actions and realizes the error of his ways. He is eventually freed, thanks to a deal made by Carla, who was undercover and working with the authorities. Alex is given a second chance and is eager to start a new life as an honest person.
1. Alex, a poor immigrant child, discovers how to make money on the internet and soon finds himself at the center of a black market.
2. The film is based on real events, with Alex moving from Ukraine to Canada.
3. Alex's mother works as an accountant in a bank while his father struggles to integrate into society.
4. Alex's mother is fired from her job at the bank due to a hacker attack on the stock exchanges, leading to the family's financial crisis.
5. Alex uses his saved money for college to support his family, eventually leading him to access the dark web.
6. Alex, with the help of a partner named Sai, starts reselling items on the dark web, earning more than his previous income in four years.
7. Alex starts using fake identities to sell more expensive items, while being careful due to increased police monitoring in big cities.
8. Alex's partner Sai suggests selling his products in exchange for a percentage of the transaction, leading to a partnership with a mysterious person named Sa.
9. Alex decides to completely abandon his studies at university and takes on a mission to attack rich and unscrupulous people.
10. Alex faces the consequences of his actions when his plan to attack the bank is discovered, leading him to face the police and a potential prison sentence.
11. Alex forms a deal with the bank's head of security to eliminate system vulnerabilities in exchange for not pressing charges, which works.
12. Alex becomes famous on the dark web for bypassing a complex security system, even being noticed by Zed himself.
13. Alex receives a message from a hacker girl on the dark web, who offers to help with his friend's love life and sets up a meeting with the girl for him.
14. The girl, named Carla, is more experienced in hacking and joins them to take on more ambitious projects, including selling fake passports and credit cards.
15. Alex doubts Carla's connections as she earns a lot very easily in business and becomes careless, sometimes forgetting to check his credit cards.
16. After a disagreement with the buyers during negotiations, Carla and Alex are forced to escape, with Carla being kidnapped and killed.
17. Alex and Sai continue working on Zed's projects, but the police arrest them and take them to a Thai prison.
18. Alex is saved when Carla, who was actually an undercover police officer, arranges for him to be released.
19. With his real passport, Alex gets a second chance to live an honest life.