1953年的美国,时代正处于转变之中,妇女解放运动进行得如火如荼。毕业于风气开放的伯克利大学的凯瑟琳·安·威利斯前往著名的卫斯理女子学校教授艺术史,她发现学校的陈规陋习已经到了令人无法忍受的地步,而当时整个国家的大环境也在致力于将在二战中走出家门走向社会的妇女们重新劝说回家。。The story is set in the 1930s, somewhere in the mountains in Romania. It centres on Simion, a ranger who lives like a hermit in the middle of the forest. One day, he stumbles upon a beaten-up woman, Irina, and tries to find out who has hurt her. He also tries to stay away from her but fails.。