影片根据意大利60年代末的真实事件改编。意大利诗人、剧作家和导演奥尔多·布雷班蒂，因与他学生的亲密举动而被起诉入狱。在铺天盖地的指控者、支持者和虚伪的公众的声音中，一位记者孤注一掷，遵从自然与内心，在世俗无法理解与尊重的秘密和欲望之间探求真相。

主人公爱玛在她10岁生日那天遭受可怕的创伤，从此她决定不再庆祝生日。这天是爱玛21岁生日，闺蜜艾丽欣坚持要为她举办一个惊喜的派对，此举令爱玛感到异常恐惧。。。

Ethan is a young, shy and rather reserved designer who has suffered from insomnia for many years due to his terrible nightmares. Believing he has a personality disorder he decides to see a therapist to solve his problem, but it will be thanks to the help of his best friend and a medium that he will face a long journey, a journey that will lead him to discover that his nightmares hide a shocking truth, something darker and more sinister than he ever imagined.