 In 1950, Trumbo serves 11 months in Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland, Kentucky.As the Hollywood Blacklist expands to exclude more communists and communist sympathizers from working in the industry, Trumbo and his comrades are abandoned by Robinson and producer Buddy Ross, who disavow them to protect their careers.Trumbo is released from prison, but he remains blacklisted and his finances – and family life – become increasingly strained.