和大部分年龄相似的姑娘一样，特蕾莎（伊丽莎白·奥尔森 Elizabeth Olsen 饰）对爱情充满了渴望，希望能够遇到独一无二属于自己的那个人。然而现实是残酷的，在姨妈兰坤（杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰）的强势介入之下，特蕾莎不得不和自己根本不喜欢的堂兄卡米尔（汤姆·费尔顿 Tom Felton 饰）步入婚姻的殿堂。 　　特蕾莎的婚后生活充满了痛苦，直到有一天她遇见了卡米尔的好友劳伦特（奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰），这段不论的恋情让特蕾莎重新燃起了生活的热情。最终，特蕾莎和劳伦特联手，杀死了卡米尔，霸占了他的财产，本以为就此可以高枕无忧享受安稳生活的两人，却遭到了卡米尔鬼魂的骚扰。Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Therese Raquin, a sexually repressed beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille, by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. Therese spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominoes with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband's alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences.