Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden, Germany. His contribution to a former colleague’s important project, a human regeneration gene, has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years. Errors of the Human Body is a psychological thriller about one man’s quest for redemption from his own disturbing past, set within the mysterious world of genetic engineering.

　　阿姆布羅瑟（文森特·卡索 Vincent Cassel 飾）是一名非常虔誠的修道士，早就發(fā)誓將自己的身體和心里全權(quán)交由上帝管理。苛刻而又嚴(yán)格的他對(duì)教義有著自己獨(dú)特的理解，他覺得世人每一日都在玷污上帝的存在?，?shù)倌确浅５某绨莅⒛凡剂_瑟，她的順從和服從激發(fā)了阿姆布羅瑟潛藏在心底的獸欲，欲望一旦被激發(fā)，就無法收拾，阿姆布羅瑟一步一步向著深淵走去。
　　安東尼婭（約瑟芬·約比 Joséphine Japy 飾）是常常前往修道院為自己的母親禱告的女孩，她的純潔吸引了阿姆布羅斯的注意，后者為了能夠占有她的身體，不惜設(shè)計(jì)將她的母親殺死。最終，阿姆布羅瑟的種種罪行被一個(gè)貴族青年給發(fā)現(xiàn)了。