Follows Sara, who recently divorced and decided to register for a 'From Fear to Love' retreat on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli but she is confronted with the painful past she has been trying to hide.

影片由匈牙利超现实主义大师埃涅迪·伊尔迪科执导并改编自菲什特·米兰1940年代同名小说《吾妻之话》，回忆什特尔·雅各布船长和友人打赌，与下一位走进咖啡馆的女子结婚。由此，他娶了一名法国女子，有了一段不幸婚姻，并怀疑妻子于己不忠。