电影将以上世纪1950和1980年代的双时间轴呈现，故事以张云林（张艾嘉饰）为核心开始，观众将看到以倒叙手法回忆1950年代年轻的张云林（李心洁饰）在二次世界大战后的生活。妹妹张云红（林宣妤饰）的过世使张云林陷入罪恶感之中，此时，她也遇见了日本籍园艺师中村有朋（阿部宽饰），协助她打造纪念花园，并开启一段揪心的爱情故事。
一个刚死了丈夫的寡妇独自开车出城想缓解悲痛，却被一个陌生男子跟踪、绑架，关在人迹罕至的林中木屋里，并告诉她自己不是初犯。顽强的女子拼命逃了出去，在林间、河水里与残忍的绑架者展开周旋。
纪录片，用高更的画作连缀而成的简要生平。
Beauty contest winner Patricia Knight's one bid for screen stardom was Columbia's Shockproof. Knight plays Jenny Wright, a convicted murderess paroled in the care of probation officer Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). What begins as an aloof professional relationship eventually blossoms into romance. The fly in the ointment is shady Harry Wesson (John Baragrey), the gambler who inveigled Jenny into committing murder. The girl is torn between creature comforts offered her by Wesson and the promise of a clean life offered by Griff. This early Douglas Sirk effort contains a smattering of the stylistic touches which distinguished his later work.The screenplay was written by famed director Samuel Fuller, known for his gritty realism and hard-boiled style. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
化妆师顾翘楚在一次夜归时无意目睹了一起连环妇女失踪案的行凶过程，并意外看到了那个凶手的真实面貌。凶手发现了翘楚，对她痛下杀手，翘楚为躲避翻身滚下吊桥……
当“我”进行非法卖淫时，基俊是突然冲进房间威胁那个女人的人。 每次我们进行固定比赛时，女人们都会哭泣。 这听起来与我父亲 4 年前的相似。 他粗暴地打了我哥哥，然后离开妈妈逃跑了。 现在我要见基俊，从中年妇女身上赚大钱。 我们通常对他们大喊大叫，但这次，可能不得不打他们。
