Cosmopolis film shows one day in the life of multimillirdera Eric Packer, who earned his fortune on speculation. In the morning 28-year-old Tycoon decided to go on his limousine to the hairdresser to have a haircut, while simultaneously talking on the road with friends or colleagues. Behind tinted glasses, he doesn't notice chaos and street protests caused by abrupt changes in the foreign exchange market. But now the hero's finances in jeopardy.
Picture removed from the novel by American author Don Delillo postmodernist. In his works he shows United States History and the image of its inhabitants, attracting the attention of the writer.