故事开始于阳光普照的牙买加,安东尼(丽贝卡·豪尔 Rebecca Hall 饰)自幼便生活在那里。安东尼拥有着四分之一的黑人血统,在殖民地,种族歧视盛行,安东尼的特殊身份除了带给她一种独特的美丽外,也让她尝尽了人间的冷暖。 一次偶然中,安东尼邂逅了英国男子罗切斯特(拉菲·斯波 Rafe Spall 饰),安东尼独特的异域风情深深的吸引了罗切斯特的注意,而这位风度翩翩温文尔雅的英国绅士自然也捕获了安东尼的芳心。就这样,不顾众人的阻拦,两人决定结婚。然而,这段婚姻却并没有想象中的那么幸福美满,罗切斯特是一个坚定的种族主义者,他将对陌生文化的恐惧和仇恨投射到了妻子的身上。In this prequel to Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester finds himself in Jamaica looking to make his fortune. As the second son, the expectation is that his brother will inherit the family estate and so his future must lie elsewhere. He soon meets Antoinette Cosway and is offered a substantial dowry to marry her. Only after the wedding does he learn of her family history, including the madness that afflicted her mother. Their relationship in a constant downward spiral, he decides that they should return to England where he keeps her locked away in her room.