本片根据V.C.Andrew备受争议的经典著作改编而成，故事讲述了一个关系复杂情感扭曲的家庭故事。在父亲意外死亡后，自认是花瓶的母亲把兄妹四人带到了祖母的豪宅里，企图获得家族财产。然而祖母的冷酷无情却令孩子们难以忍受、百思不得其解…

When Chris Watts stoically yet smirkingly pleaded to television cameras for the safe return of his missing pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters, dark secrets loomed just beneath the surface..