Set in Prague in 1953, this suspenseful crime drama follows honest police captain Hakl (Trojan) and his investigation of a seemingly mundane robbery at a goldsmith’s shop. In a fraught political climate, this incident is seized on by the Communist authorities, who require a smokescreen for their own, far grander, deception. On the orders of State Security, Hakl’s investigation is taken over by Major Zenke (Sebastian Koch, The Lives of Others), an East German specialist, who has been told to “prove” that the gold was stolen by the Jewish community to finance Zionist terrorism. But the experienced Hakl’s instincts puts him on the path of an altogether different story. Can one just man stand up to the forces of an increasingly oppressive state? The shadow of the past looms over all involved, and this can make a culprit of a victim and a hero of a culprit. Somber and atmospheric, this is a moving and compelling study of the Stalinist era.
When Outlaws on the lam invade the home of an unsuspecting, seemingly innocent, frontier family to hide out for the night, an unexpected game of cat and mouse ensues, leading to seduction, role reversal, and ultimately, bloody revenge. 当亡命徒闯入毫无防备，看似无辜的家，身居边境的家庭趁夜逃离，猫鼠游戏却节外生枝，诱导迷惑，角色转换，最终，是血腥的复仇。
本片是超现实主义电影之父路易斯·布努埃尔和超现实主义画家萨尔瓦多·达利的跨界合作。表现的是人的梦境和潜意识。故事分两段，第一段开头，一个忧郁的男青年（路易斯·布努埃尔LuisBunuel饰）坐在月光下，磨着剃刀，他抽着烟，等着年轻女孩出现。男青年拿着剃刀抚弄年轻女孩的脸，用剃刀割开了她的眼球，同时乌云划过了月亮。第二段的时间设定在8年之后，马路上出现了一个骑着自行车穿着类似女装斗篷的男青年，他晕倒在一个女人的楼下，女人下楼来拿走了他手中的盒子，男人再也没有醒来。回到屋内后女人坐着沉思，另一个男人来敲门，手心布满了蚂蚁，当男人和女人在研究蚂蚁的时候，楼下一个穿着男装的女人正在拨弄一支断手，引起了路人的围观。随后女人的乳房、南瓜、修道士、钢琴、衣衫褴褛的男女纷纷出现在画面中，富有象征意义的梦境被一一展现。
民国时期，身为探长的男主角随女友去看望在达官显贵之家做仆佣的姨妈，不料却遇上豪宅内的诡异命案。血案背后的凶手，指向金枝玉叶的贵小姐、美艳风骚的二太太、精明历练的管家婆甚至是隐忍卑微的佣人……疑云重重中，一条阴森的蛇，一个无解的洞，八个命运叵测的女人，构成一部曲折离奇的悬疑推理大戏。