主授英国文学的大学教授玛丽(夏洛特·兰普林 Charlotte Rampling 饰),在其端庄切不可侵犯的外表下,隐藏着沉睡已久的蓬勃欲望。她与丈夫让(布鲁诺·克雷默 Bruno Cremer 饰)几十年的生活平淡如水,波澜不惊。这一切,却被丈夫的失踪击得粉碎。某个海滨的早晨,让独自离开度假小屋,一去不返。在此之后,玛丽似乎竭力控制着自己的情感,她设想丈夫仍在身边,每天陪她逛街、采购、聊天,生活一如既往。 不久,一具尸体被打捞上来。玛丽的自我麻痹结束,她开始试图了解丈夫的一切,却发现夫妻俩的隔阂与疏离如此之深。而在这一过程中,关于让的行踪也变得扑朔迷离,或生或死,永无定论……
Captain Fedor Volkonogov is part of the law enforcement system. He is appreciated by the commander and respected by colleagues. But the moment comes for Captain's life to take the abrupt turn - he is criminally charged. Captain manages to escape prior to the arrest turning in a split of the second into prey hunted down by ex-colleagues. At night Fedor receives the warning from the afterlife that he is destined for Hell and eternal torments. Though Captain still has a chance to change the destiny and be accepted to Heaven under condition that he repents and at least one person grants him sincere forgiveness. Fedor sets on a mission to find absolution without idea of the trials he is to face on this route.