The Unheard follows 20-year-old Chloe Grayden (Lachlan Watson), who after undergoing an experimental procedure to restore her damaged hearing, begins to suffer from auditory hallucinations seemingly related to the mysterious disappearance of her mother.
Twenty years ago, old Mrs. Barlow was killed in her home at 12, Pimlico Square for her priceless rubies. The murderer searched the whole house without finding them, then disappeared. The house has been empty since then, but now Paul and Bella Mallen move into the apartment. Bella Mallen suffers from forgetfulness and nervousness - at least that is what her husband tells her. An elderly horse wrangler, B.G. Rough worked as a policeman twenty years ago and still remembers the unsolved case. He notices that Mr. Mallen looks just like Louis Barre, Mrs. Barlow's nephew. And why does Mr. Mallen so mysteriously leave every night just to go into the apartment next door, nr. 14
故事取材自辛普生夫人沃利斯生平事迹，是麦当娜继2008年《下流与智慧》之后执导的第二部影片，制片成本几乎都是她一个人自掏腰包，影片的总投入达到了3600万美元。
影片采取双线结构的，一条讲述英王爱德华八世（詹姆斯·达西 James D'Arcy 饰）和美国女人沃丽丝·辛 普森（安德丽亚·瑞斯波罗格 Andrea Riseborough 饰）之间的传奇罗曼史。“不爱江山爱美人”爱德华以爱情为名却让沃丽丝一生背负了所有的骂名。另一条线是1998年，纽约女子沃丽·维特若普（艾比·考尼什 Abbie Cornish 饰）在面对丈夫冷暴力的同时，着迷于沃丽丝和爱德华的爱情故事。她收集一切关于沃丽丝的资料，一遍又一遍地参观沃丽丝遗物拍卖会的展览。而在多次参观展览馆后邂逅了那里的保安（奥斯卡·伊撒克 Oscar Isaac 饰），让她找到了许久不见的热情。
