巴特(泰尔·谢里丹 Tye Sheridan 饰)是一位性格非常非常内敛的青年,为了治疗自己的自闭症,提高社交能力,巴特在一间酒店里从事着夜班服务员的工作,他最大的兴趣就是从酒店的监控里观察客人们的百态。 一天,一个女人在酒店里被杀了,唯一在场的巴特成为了头号嫌疑人,让巴特感到害怕的是,这名凶手看起来并未打算就此收手,而是接连不断的犯下凶案。为了洗清自己的嫌疑,巴特决定开始寻找凶手的踪迹,在此过程中,巴特和一位名叫安德拉(安娜·德·阿玛斯 Ana de Armas 饰)的女房客之间碰撞出了浪漫的火花。巴特必须加紧脚步寻找真凶,因为若非如此,安德拉有可能会成为凶手的下一个行凶目标。
The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbreak of war. The aristocratic and somewhat jaded Prince Nicki, pursued by all the ladies, begins a flirtation with Mitzi, a crippled harpist who works in a suburban wine-garden, and who is in turn idolized by Schani, an uncouth and violently jealous butcher. Their first encounter significantly takes place in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral on Corpus Christi day, with Nicki among the emperor's cavalry regiment. Later, in the refracted light of falling apple blossoms in the wine-garden--scenes of a distilled, ethereal beauty--Nicki gradually wins her faith and love. Meanwhile, amidst the sumptuous and corrupt milieu of the family palace, Nicki is drawn into complicity against his will, as his unscrupulous mother informs him he must marry Cecelia, the daughter of a wealthy commoner, in order to revive the family fortune. Mitzi has a vision of The Iron Man (a symbol of the declining power and position of the Hapsburg dynasty) and falls before the crucifix in fear; but her love remains steadfast, and she protests her faith though abused by her mother and Schani. Infuriated by her rejection, Schani threatens to kill Nicki on his wedding day unless Mitzi agrees to marry him. Following the processional splendor of the cathedral wedding, Schani appears to carry out his threat, but Mitzi arrives in time to stop him; and through the downpouring rain Nicki sadly gazes on his true love in the crowd as he drives away with his bride.