本片是受奥地利剧作家亚瑟·施尼茨勒的《轮舞》的启发，导演费尔南多·梅里尔斯和编剧将原著中摩登又不停变化的螺旋叙事整合成一个故事，通过剧中人物串联起来：他们来自不同的国家和城市，共同讲述在21世纪生动，充满悬念又感人至深的爱情传说。故事起自维也纳，影片美妙的将巴黎，伦敦，布拉迪斯拉发，里约，丹佛和菲尼克斯，不同城市的人们编织出一幅简单却又令人如痴如醉的叙述。

In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.

史蒂芬（裘德·洛 Jude Law饰）靠不断吸取女子的血液维持生存。他魅惑而充满吸引力的气质，让无数女子像飞蛾扑火一样乖乖罗网，成为他的盘中餐。但是，当猎人爱上猎物的时候，他的劫数常因此肇始。史蒂芬遇见了安妮（依莉娜·罗文索恩Elina Löwensohn饰），并被她深深吸引。此刻的他是矛盾的，嗜血是他的立命之本，而面前的女子却让他想要珍惜。 另一方面，一桩接一桩的离奇命案引来了警探的调查。他把怀疑的目光投向史蒂芬，却也被他渐渐欺骗。作为一个医德高尚的医生，作为一个勇于仗义相助的善良之人，史蒂芬是凶手的可能性很小。史蒂芬的故事，到底会终结在谁的手上…