The tormented life of Dante Alighieri, from solitary childhood to death in exile, seen through Giovanni Boccaccio’s journey to rehabilitate his memory.

20世纪初欧洲的一个不知名的小镇上。为了调查一件离奇的谋杀案，请来了一位医生来为尸体解剖，查出究竟是怎么回事。医生在给尸体解剖后，镇上开始骚乱，一个接一个的死亡。