An atmospheric, coming-of-age love story steeped in eerie mystery and inspired by the gothic novel of the same name.

1958年的哈瓦納對許多人來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)天堂，然而當地居民卻對極權統治者感到不滿(mǎn)，當"切格瓦拉"等人所率領(lǐng)的革命聲浪延燒到了這里，一間當地夜總會(huì )的老板菲哥即將面臨家破人亡妻離子散的危機，這場(chǎng)革命改變了一切，傳統典雅文化也付之ㄧ炬，人群潮來(lái)潮往，只剩下他最?lèi)?ài)的古巴音樂(lè )活在他的心底。

生活并不富裕的約翰·Q·阿奇伯德（丹澤爾·華盛頓 Denzel Washington飾）是個(gè)工廠(chǎng)里賣(mài)命工作的工人。為了養家糊口，兩夫妻感情日漸淡漠而導致婚姻瀕臨破裂。更加雪上加霜的是，不幸降臨在了他們...

　　A former aristocratic family faces financial hardship and their daughter is introduced to a nice man in the auto repair business, the hope being that a marriage might be of economic assistance to the family. The daughter's family finds it hard to accept this kind of idea and the young man is uncomfortable with the difference in their social standing. However, everything works out in the end and a happy marriage takes place.

該劇設定在幕府為財政進(jìn)行享保改革時(shí)期，有江戶(hù)幕府“中興之祖”、“暴坊將軍”之稱(chēng)的德川第八代將軍德川吉宗的時(shí)代，講述作為他的精神支柱一直在背后默默支持他的側室久免的人生故事。