這是一個關於愛、包容與及諒解的故事。二次大戰後的德國，少男米高(大衛高斯飾演) 因病邂逅成熟女子漢娜(琦溫絲莉飾演)，情慾一觸即發，雖然年齡相距超逾廿載，激情卻能打破阻隔，二人每天秘密幽會。共渡的美好時光中，漢娜最愛聽米高為他朗讀名著，讀書聲與肉體的纏綿令二人不能自拔。然而，漢娜某天卻從米高的生活裡消失無影無蹤…… 八年後的再度重逢，米高見到的漢娜已不是昔日使他目眩的迷人女子，而是犯人欄內的納粹罪犯。修讀法律的米高手握有利於漢娜的證據，但面對戀人過往種種在集中營的罪行，米高只能陷入愛與指責中進退兩難；因為深愛漢娜而嘗試原諒其罪行，然而出於良知又不能自制的責備漢娜的所作所為。米高最後的選擇，足以影響二人的命運。

Vasoula is a poor girl who works as a secretary for a cranky older lady, Ms Kleio who loves novels with knights and lives secluded in her mansion with her butler Aristeidis. One day, in the absence of Ms Kleio, Vasoula is visited by a couple, Popi and Mitsos Bezestainis who ask if they can stay. The sudden return of Ms Kleio causes great upheaval kai Vasoula is forced to introduce Mitsos as her husband, who is a sailor and often away. When Ms Kleio dies, she leaves her entire estate to Vasoula whom she mentions in her will as "wife of Dimitrios Bezestainis". Now, the problems begin, and they can only be solved when Vasoula marries Mitsos.