根据真实案例改编，女主角原型来自Ruth Ellis,英国历史上最后一个被执行死刑的女人。 Mary 是一个美丽的金发少妇，有个爱她的丈夫。她在化妆品店做销售员，工作的原因认识了忧郁而英俊的青年Jim,二人坠入爱河，Mary离开了丈夫。但是不久之后Jim迷恋上了一个富婆而离开了她。Mray深爱恋人无法自拔，每天悲痛度日。除夕夜前夕Jim来找Mary，告诉她那个女人要离开他，他一定要去见他不然...
Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means....
In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt st...