無意苦爭春，竟犯平生錯。法國夫婦隱居西班牙窮鄉，專注有機耕作與廢墟重建，本可與世無爭，無奈文化差異與利益衝突，令他們漸與當地居民產生各種磨擦，由差異而生矛盾，因衝突而陷危機。人心難測，惡念徒生，丈夫失去影蹤，妻子四尋不獲，好不容易找到其隨身錄影機，內藏的影像記憶卡卻已破損至不能讀取。大自然沒有催生天人合一，反刺激思考人獸之別。共存共榮固非理所當然，採菊東籬更可踏上不歸路。勇奪西班牙哥雅獎九項大獎，令人讚歎。

Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artefact that grants limitless wealth—but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box.