上一集惨绝人寰的父子三人残杀,让丽莎贝丝·萨兰德(劳米·拉佩斯 Noomi Rapace 饰)头部中弹,几乎丧命,亚历山大·扎拉千科(Georgi Staykov 饰)惨遭斧劈,身负重伤。父女二人一同住在哥德堡的萨尔格医院,隆德曼·尼埃德曼(Micke Spreitz 饰)则持续逃亡。由于亚历山大是30年前从苏联军情局投诚瑞典的情报人员,其敏感身份让政府颇多顾忌,而丽莎贝丝背后隐藏的政治黑幕又令政客们焦虑不安。不久,亚历山大被瑞典安全局派出的刺客杀害,丽莎贝丝则面临多项谋杀罪名的指控。为了拯救丽莎贝丝,并揭露政府黑幕,千禧年杂志记者米克·布卢姆科斯特(Michael Nyqvist 饰)奔忙取证。然调查越深,危险越大…… 本片根据瑞典小说家斯蒂格·拉尔松(Stieg Larsson)的原著改编,是“千禧年三部曲”的最后一部。After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.