本片根据丽贝卡·米勒的小说改编。
布蕾克·莱弗利饰演少女时期的皮帕·李。
丽贝卡的丈夫影帝丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯以布景师的身份参与了这部影片的拍摄。
在五十岁的时候,皮帕·李(罗宾·莱特·潘 Robin Wright Penn 饰)已经和一名很有才气的出版商人结婚了30年,有两个事业成功的双胞胎儿子,还有一个她很敬重的朋友兼邻居。但是,丈夫决定退休后要离开纽约搬到郊区过田园生活,而且皮帕·李发现丈夫还与一个比她年轻得多的女人有染,在生活遭到打击的情况下,她回忆起自己的过往,发现了自身的真正需求,以相当大胆方式揭露了丈夫的另一面,也给自己找到了生活的另一条出路……
Hexing isn't a legend but a bone-chilling cultural truth. A whispered curse, a lifetime of remorse. When greed awakens, retribution follows until the bitter end.
In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally locks a feared criminal inside a school restroom. As the man faces hunger and isolation, an unexpected friendship forms between them, transforming both their lives.
A couple arrived in Rome in 1965, fleeing from an abusive husband and from crimes such as adultery and the abandonment of the marital roof, leaving their newborn daughter.