Inspired by surrealist art and Greek mythology, A Wounded Fawn follows the story of Meredith Tanning, a local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool, only to be targeted by a charming serial killer. When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him.

阿尔文史崔特先生（理查德·法恩斯沃斯 Richard Farnsworth 饰）已经七十多岁了，他不仅个性孤僻古怪，视力状况也每况愈下。史崔特先生和女儿罗斯（茜茜·斯派塞克 Sissy Spacek 饰）相依为命，父女两人的日子虽然过得清贫，但也不失宁静和乐趣。