在十九世纪的古巴，当地咖啡业富商路易斯（安东尼奥•班德拉斯 饰）要迎娶一个邮购新娘。路易斯从未见过这名美国女子茱莉亚（安吉丽娜•朱丽 饰），当他在码头首次见到这位妻子的时候，茱莉亚的美貌令他倾心。但他不知道这位美丽新娘满脑诡计。 新婚生活让路易斯幸福无比，他以为幸福日子可以一直这样持续下去。路易斯发现他的妻子并不是他想象中那样单纯。茱莉亚隐藏着一连串的谎言，最终目的都是路易斯的巨大财富。 看似幸福的生活，就此暗藏了许多暗涌与变数。

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