Atka Natas is a secret agent from the oppressive regime of Liquidatzia. He visits his estranged wife Vera, a chemist who is involved with a group of exiles trying to smuggle their compatriots out of Liquidatzia. Almkvist, an honest local policeman and former lover of Vera's, contacts her while investigating the death o…

<p>　　伊萨克（维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 Victor Sjöström饰）从医50年，现年已是将近八十岁的高龄，正准备在儿媳的陪伴下返回母校接受荣誉学位颁发。路上伊萨克顺道重游旧地，追忆往事。<br/>　　伊萨克曾经和堂妹萨拉（毕比·安德森 Bibi Andersson饰）有过美好的初恋，却因性格冷酷孤僻，以致他的兄弟乘虚而入。如今伊萨克坐在草…