A troupe of struggling stage actors is rehearsing for a small-town production of a play. Everything seems to be as it should until one of the cast members turns up dead. In a panic, the others try to ...
伯纳黛特（凯特·布兰切特 Cate Blanchett 饰）和丈夫埃尔金（比利·克鲁德普 Billy Crudup 饰）结婚多年，两人共同抚养可爱的小女儿阿比（艾玛·尼尔森 Emma Nelson 饰），一家三口是别人眼里的模范家庭。这么多年来，伯纳黛特全身心的投入到了家庭的建设中去，无条件的牺牲自己，支持着丈夫的每一个选择。
最近，伯纳黛特被严重的失眠和强烈的焦虑困扰，越来越不愿意出门接触外...