Radnja je smještena u 2029. godinu kada su mnogi ljudi postali kiborzi zamijenivši neke svoje dijelove tijela umjetnim implantatima. No mozak se ne može zamijeniti te on predstavlja 'duha' tj. ljudski identitet koji se nalazi u oklopu mehaničkog tijela. Radnja filma prati kibernetičku policajku (Scarlet Johansson) koja vodi elitnu anti-terorističku postrojbu pod nazivom Sektor 9 zaduženu za najopasnije kriminalce.
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
When Karl, a young monk, comes to Bolzano after a robbery, he only reminisces about the events of the previous night. Ambitious journalist Chiara, sensing a new story, and Erich, the commissioner investigating the case, meet in the hospital room. What initially looks like a simple case turns out to be increasingly a secret network full of intrigues and criminal machinations that draws its circles into the highest social classes in South Tyrol.
