在得奖首作《索尔之子》以破格观点呈现纳粹集中营的人间地狱后,拉斯洛·奈迈施将深焦镜头再推前,凝视一战的世道崩塌。神秘孤女爱丽丝来到布达佩斯,欲在亡父创立的帽子名店求职竟被拒门外,由此开展一趟追寻兄长恶魔幽灵之旅,重回过去,揭开家族的隐藏真相。延续前作风格,长镜紧随爱 丽丝穿梭暗黑时空,聚焦局限观点、狭窄视角,如梦魇般朦胧影像的压迫感袭人而来;以家族老店残留的微光,斜照文明的殒落。1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged to her late parents. She is nonetheless sent away by the new owner, Oszkár Brill. While preparations are under way at the Leiter hat store, to host guests of uttermost importance, a man abruptly comes to Irisz, looking for a certain Kálmán Leiter. Refusing to leave the city, the young woman follows Kálmán's tracks, her only link to a lost past. Her quest brings her through the dark streets of Budapest, where only the Leiter hat store shines, into the turmoil of a civilization on the eve of its downfall.