Alice (Kristanna Loken) is a ghostwriter for a famous bestselling author. She is half through the work of the his new book, but cannot write anymore. A year before she has had a terrible accident in Malta where she was staying with her husband Max (Antonio Cupo) in his family villa and she was in a coma for two weeks. On waking up she had lost part of her memory and has no recollection of the accident and her stay in Malta. Since then, she has been suffering from depression and has recurrent and cryptic nightmares. Max who is her agent as well persuades her to go back to Malta hoping that something will unblock her mind so she can start working again and meet the last delivery deadline the publisher has given her. In the beautiful Maltese villa surrounded by lemon trees, they are welcomed by a stunning Mediterranean girl Sara (Sarai Givaty) Max has hired to help around the house. the girl immediately establishes a friendship and trust with Alice. Two different women, one sensual and self-assured, the other mysterious and insecure... In the meantime, another stranger Castellano (Giulio Berruti) is snooping around the villa, spying Sara, talking to Alice and exchanging items with a local policeman. Are ours characters really who we think they are? Is there a different version of the truth ?All is about to be seen ...
伊森(汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰)曾是任职于特殊部门的秘密特工,自从一位名叫茱莉亚(米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan 饰)的美丽女子出现在他的生命里后,伊森决定金盆洗手,卸甲归田。遗憾的是,好景不长,幸福的生活还没过多久,伊森便接到了徒弟林德赛(凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri Russell 饰)被死对头戴维恩(菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰)掳走的消息。戴维恩冷酷又凶残,林德赛落入他的手中可谓是凶多吉少。 为了解救林德赛,伊森重操旧业,他组织了一支精干的特工小组,向着目标人物发起了进攻。让伊森没有想到的是,戴维恩的真正目标并不是林德赛,而是茱莉亚,当爱妻落入敌手之时,伊森会做出怎样的反击?