《黑暗之地》講述了一個女人，在7歲的時候經歷了一場滅門事件，倖存的她後來證實凶手正是自己的兄弟。25年之後，一群對這個案件非常熱衷的人到來，讓她不得不面對這場罪惡的各種疑問。 Amy Adams was originally cast in the lead role during development but when the project was green-lit, Adams was unavailable and Charlize Theron was cast instead.