France, 1939. In a small provincial town, the intellectual lover of poetry, Henri, and his unhappy wife, Eliane, run the local drug store. Unsatisfied and on the brink of divorcing her neglectful husband, beautiful Eliane embarks on a torrid affair with the pharmacy clerk, Armand, only to find herself trapped in a world of obsession, lies, and humiliation. Now, Armand wants to break helpless Eliane's will, submitting her in unspeakable acts of emotional terror. Will Eliane ever restore her lost dignity?
—Nick Riganas