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The story happened in the middle of the 17th century, when the young and beautiful Hester (Demi Moore) could not bear the neglect of her husband and left him and her husband. She felt that there was no warm family, so she came to the British colony of Massachusetts Bay alone and started a new life. The native British people who opened up the colony here have always had firm beliefs and abided by the rules and regulations. They are lively and somewhat open-minded. The Hester of the people here received special attention

Pastor Arthur (Gary Oldman), handsome and passionate, soon attracted Hester to him The two had similar temperaments, and soon fell in love, but this kind of extramarital behavior was explicitly prohibited at the time, and the two had to carefully avoid it. A news came here that Hester's doctor husband was killed by Indians. Hester, who was both sad and happy, felt that it was time for the two to make their relationship public. Unexpectedly, he was brought to court for adultery. Lover, Hester refused to confess the adulterer, and finally she was thrown into the prison alone and gave birth to a baby girl there. Arthur outside the prison had a hard time, suffering from mental torture every day. Finally, Hester Te was released from prison, but the stigma of the adulterer was always on her head. At this time, the husband who had been rumored to be dead suddenly appeared, insisting on finding the adulterer.