Louise和Kasper，一个丹麦夫妇，生活在一个孤独的别墅在森林中间远离现代生活，技术，甚至电力。 路易丝的最大的梦想是成为一个母亲，但她不能有孩子。 她终于决定，绝望地，与她的罗马尼亚女仆，埃琳娜密封契约。 埃琳娜接受承担路易斯的孩子作为替代母亲换取大量的钱。 她内心的生活正在形成得太快，影响每个人的生活，像一个邪恶的力量。 偏执和恐怖集围绕着不可避免的诞生...

  Louise and Kasper, a Danish couple, live in an isolated villa in the middle of the forest away from modern life, technology and even electricity. Louise's biggest dream is to become a mother but she is unable to have children. She finally decides, out of desperation, to seal a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena. Elena accepts to bear Louise's child as a surrogate mother in exchange of a large amount of money. The life growing inside of her is taking shape too fast, affecting the lives of everyone like an evil force. Paranoia and horror sets around the inevitable birth...