故事发生在十九世纪末的越南乡郊,十四岁少女被迫奉父母之命嫁给年纪比她大得多的男人,成为三太太。失落的情愫与隐秘的欲望是禁忌,吞落肚,少女一夜长大。她能否摆脱父权的控制,逃向自然,即便一个自由的蜉蝣也好?19th century rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little did she know that her hidden desires will take her by surprise and force her to make a choice between living in safety and being free.